Seine clean-up complete in time for Olympics

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The much-awaited Seine clean up cost France $1.5 billion and has resulted in the previously filthy river meeting minimum hygiene standards, allowing it to be used for Olympic events.  CGTN’s Ken Browne explains how they did it.  #paris2024

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00:00Hi everyone, Ken Brown here in central Paris. I am on the River Seine where earlier today the

00:07Mayor and

00:09Hidalgo swam right here in the River Seine

00:12She was proving that the water quality is safe enough for Olympians

00:18We're going to have two Olympic events here the triathlon and the open water swimming event now only two weeks ago

00:27High levels of E. Coli was detected in the water

00:30It was ten times above the bacteria levels that are needed to swim

00:36So today very good news for Anne Hidalgo

00:40The French government has spent some 1.5 billion dollars on cleaning up the Seine and now

00:46Olympians will be able to swim in it next year

00:49They hope that Parisians and everybody who visits here will be too. Just watch out for the current

00:54I'm Ken Brown for CGTN in Paris

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