Rio’s Shocking Filth
Shocking new pictures of the filthy waters in Rio have revealed yet more concerns for Olympic athletes in Brazil who have been told not to put their heads under water.
Ganabara Bay will host the triathlon, sailing, and some swimming events at the Games and last week a floating corpse and a severed arm were found floating in the water.
A study has shown viral levels in the bay is up to 1.7 million times what would be considered worrisome in the United States or Europe.
Just days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with raw human sewage teeming with dangerous viruses and bacteria, according to a 16-month-long study.
Rubbish is so thick in some areas that water is not visible and rats are able to live on top of the disgusting floating debris.
Not only are some 1,400 athletes at risk of getting violently ill in water competitions, but the tests indicate that tourists also face potentially serious health risks on the golden beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana.
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The survey of the aquatic Olympic and Paralympic venues has revealed consistent and dangerously high levels of viruses from the pollution, a major black eye on Rio’s Olympic project that has set off alarm bells among sailors, rowers, and open-water swimmers.
The first results of the study published over a year ago showed viral levels at up to 1.7 million times what would be considered worrisome in the United States or Europe.
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