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Added on the 28/03/2023 11:00:00 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Images of the River Seine and tourists as the men's triathlon event scheduled for Tuesday was postponed until Wednesday due to 'sanitary reasons', as the water was still too polluted, announced the organisers, who had taken the risky gamble of having athletes swim in the river from the outset. IMAGES
"It will be a major legacy for us," says Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo after swimming for a few minutes in the river Seine with the President of the Paris Games Organising Committee (Cojo) Tony Estanguet. IMAGES
The Seine's peak flood reached 4.25 metres in Paris on Saturday, while the famous Zouave statue on the Pont de l'Alma had its feet in the water. IMAGES
The River Garonne is slightly overflowing in Bordeaux, flooding cycle paths along the quays, while the Gironde department in south-west France is under an orange flood warning for Monday. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte arrive at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, accompanied by the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. Macron is on a two-day state visit to Sweden, with the Nordic country on the cusp of becoming a NATO member following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
A thin layer of snow covers the Palais Royal garden in Paris. The overnight snowfall will gradually come to an end on Thursday morning in the north of France and move eastwards and towards the centre, according to Meteo-France. IMAGES
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