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Olympics triathlete sick following swim in Seine River, team pulls out of event (abc3340.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The French aren’t known for their hygiene so I am not surprised their river is filthy

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Come to England. We used to have clean beaches and rivers. Then we had 14 years of a corrupt government that allowed (previously illegal) toxic dumping, and hey presto - the country is unswimmable.