Paris (AFP) – The river Seine is still failing water quality tests one month before the Paris Olympics when it is scheduled to host the open-water swimming competition and the swimming leg of the triathlon, results showed Friday.
I guess you’d have to be insane to swim in it.
Would be better if it was actually pronounced that way. But it sounds more like Sin.
Let’s have a contaminated river for years and just clean it for the event. What could wo grong? /s
Do they have a backup river? Or can they just go up stream past where the poo is discharged?
Is this a concern for the Olympics, or the environment (with a spotlight brought on it due to the Olympics)? Hopefully something is done to correct this for the long term.
It’s because of the historical sewage system, which will still occiassionally bleed sewage into the River Seine. Hoog made a great video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S26CHpcD2zk
Well, if the world keeps electing far right nut job leaders, things like this will all likely improve, yes… Yes?
