US EditionThe Seine Closes for a Day Due to Bad Weather in Paris.
- On July 5, 2025, swimmers took to the River Seine at the Bras Marie location in Paris, marking the first time in a hundred years that the city’s historic waterway was officially open for public swimming.
- This event followed years of cleanup and a €1.4 billion investment to improve water quality, after bathing had been banned since 1923.
- Record rainfall on Sunday, July 6, triggered closures of three Seine swimming sites with red flags flown over designated areas due to water quality issues.
- Paris city official Pierre Rabadan explained that when rainfall occurs, swimming areas are generally shut down the following day due to sewage overflows that degrade water quality with bacteria such as E. coli.
- The temporary shutdown highlights the ongoing challenges of maintaining safe swimming conditions despite significant investments and marks a cautious continuation of the seasonal openings.
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der Standard DEAuthorities feared deterioration of water quality due to the overflowing waste water system due to the rain
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Soon open, soon closed. Swimming is suspended this Sunday, only one day after the official opening of three new sites in the heart of Paris. On its website, the town hall informs, through an interactive map of the Parisian bathing areas, that the three locations located near the Eiffel Tower, the City Hall and Bercy will remain closed until Monday.The City of Paris has announced that the opening of a fourth bathing site, scheduled this Sunday in…
The three open bathing sites in the Seine will remain closed until Monday due to the rains that hit the capital this Sunday.
·Paris, France
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