A suburban train overturned outside Paris on Tuesday before 5am and slightly injuring seven people including a pregnant woman. Train was heading for Paris between Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse and Courcelle.

A Paris suburban RER train overturned before 5am on Tuesday as a result of a landslide caused by heavy rain, and seven people including a pregnant woman were slightly injured.

Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne said, Fortunately, there are only seven slightly injured.

A spokesman for Paris transport operator RATP said heavy rains caused the collapse of an embankment which led three carriages to derail and tip over. The line has been closed.

France has been battered by strong rains and winds for several weeks, with around half of the country under an orange storm warning until at least Wednesday morning.

Last week four people were killed in flooding that has caused widespread damage.