Surprising. Had these floods happened 30 years ago, then the damages would have been understandable. But how something like this can happen in the 21st century? The technology has advanced so much, and still the French authorities were not able to predict the impending floods and take the necessary mitigation measures?
What has technology got to do with the climate? the 21st century has seen far more violent swings in climate than the 20th century - lots of rain coming down in a short time, alternating with drought. Nothing technology can do about excessive rain...
The claim in the second sentence irks me. The article JUST said the last time Paris had a rain like that was 35 years ago (in the 20th century).
Both France and Britain have been experiencing a higher amount of violent storms in the last ten years. It was a matter of time that Paris experienced it - the delay is because Paris is inland, whereas London looks out to the north sea.
