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Paris Storms Dumped Enough Sewage in Seine to Derail Olympic Events

DANS LA MERDE

Torrential downpours in Paris didn’t just soak the Olympic opening ceremony—they swept enough sewage into the river to cancel triathlon training swims and threaten the main event.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swimming in the Seine.
Joel Saget via Reuters

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