A picture taken on May 31, 2016 southern Orleans, shows a gendarmerie surrounded by water as the Loiret department is under flood alert following heavy rainfalls. France's weather agency Meteo France maintained today 18 departments under orange alert for heavy rainfalls, which have already disrupted transports in the northeastern part of the country. / AFP PHOTO / GUILLAUME SOUVANTGUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/Getty Images