Did Xavier Gens have the Paris Olympics in mind when he embarked on his project? Nothing is less certain… It remains that NetflixNetflix has a sense of timing since the giant of streamingstreaming revealed that Under the Seine would be released on June 9 on its platform, six weeks before the start of the competition.
In this horror movie made in FranceSophia, a brilliant scientist played by Bérénice Béjo, is alerted by a young environmental activist that a large shark is lurking in the depths of the Parisian river… Problem: the cobblestone falls into the river (are you following?) at the worst moment… . just before the start of the triathlon world championships, and while the waters of the Seine had finally been purified!
Paris town hall facing a shark… and its own ambition?
A scenario that looks like a bad joke, because if the chances of a shark dangerous for humans going up the river to the capital are almost zero, the Paris town hall is currently facing its very ambitious promise to clean the Seine so that it can accommodate triathletes during the Paris Olympics. And if Mayor Anne Hidalgo never tires of repeating that she will swim in the water of the Parisian river in July, it is likely that she will feel very alone there on the big day. In question: the latest report from the Surfrider NGO could discourage the bravest from going for a dip alongside it.
For more than six months, the association has been measuring the concentrations of enterococci and E.Coli via bimonthly samples on the section which must accommodate the ten kilometers of free swimming of the event, between the Pont de l’Alma and the Pont Alexandre III. “It appears that of these 14 samples, taken both following heavy rains and on sunny days, only one allowed our team to conclude that the water quality of the Seine was even satisfactory. this given place »points out the NGO in an open letter which denounces the closure of access for samples within a few weeks and a lack of transparencytransparency of town hall.
So, shark or bacteria?
Not sure that a shark would venture there… And if the athletes took a dip, it would not be without consequences for their health. E.Coli and the enterococcienterococci are agents pathogenspathogens present when there is contaminationcontamination fecal. They are known to cause infections gastrogastro-intestinal and diarrheal diseases resulting in stools liquidsliquidsfrequent and sometimes bloody, accompanied by painpain abdominal and feverfever.
They can also lead to urinary infections, notably causing burns when urinationurination, lower abdominal pain and cloudy or smelly urine. Prolonged exposure to contaminated water can increase the risk of skin infections such as folliculitis or wound infections. Finally, some people are likely to trigger allergic reactions. Charming.
But how can we explain these poor results? To the defense of the organizing committee, the quality of the water suffers from bad weather, which encourages runoff and mixes a lot of waste into the water, seriously harming its quality. Furthermore, “the structural works of the swimming plan which improve the functioning of the water networksanitationsanitation in rainy weather will be put into service in April and May », assured Ile-de-France to AFP. If we add good weather and a SpeedSpeed of lower water, it could be that the Seine is actually good for swimming…
To the point of seducing you? If this is the case, we can only hope that viewing Under the Seine won’t change your mind!
