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Paris (AFP) โ€“ 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.

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[โ€“] teft@lemmy.world 58 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I guess you'd have to be insane to swim in it.

[โ€“] towerful@programming.dev 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Contravariant@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Almost makes you wonder if that's what the elections are for.

[โ€“] z00s@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They have elections to decide who's going to shit in the Seine?

[โ€“] Contravariant@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

No that's all of Paris, that part is fixed.

The president promised to swim in it though, and a bad election result might just give him an excuse to 'step back'.

[โ€“] anzo@programming.dev 29 points 4 months ago

Let's have a contaminated river for years and just clean it for the event. What could wo grong? /s

[โ€“] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Do they have a backup river? Or can they just go up stream past where the poo is discharged?

[โ€“] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago

They don't have a backup.

[โ€“] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] JaN0h4ck 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I understand that part.

[โ€“] Snapz@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Well, if the world keeps electing far right nut job leaders, things like this will all likely improve, yes.... Yes?