The Seine River is too polluted for swimming events at the Paris Olympics, city officials said.
Paris invested $1.5 billion to clean the Seine, but heavy rainfall increased pollution levels.
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AdvertisementDespite a massive cleanup effort, Paris' Seine River remains too polluted to host swimming events for the upcoming Olympic Games, city officials have said.
"Samples from the Seine do not meet the standards we will have this summer," Paris region official Marc Guillaume added on Friday.
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