NPR: seine https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=480446657 seine en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:36:55 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: seine https://www.npr.org/tags/480446657/seine Paris police are sealing off the Seine River ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony An Olympics anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine seals off a miles-long area to Parisians and tourists who hadn’t applied in advance for a pass. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 01:58:05 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/07/19/g-s1-12186/paris-police-seine-river-olympics-opening-ceremony https://www.npr.org/2024/07/19/g-s1-12186/paris-police-seine-river-olympics-opening-ceremony

An Olympics anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine seals off a miles-long area to Parisians and tourists who hadn’t applied in advance for a pass.

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]]> The Associated Press Will the Seine be clean enough to swim in by the Olympics? Not even the experts know Triathlon and marathon swimming are to take place in the Seine, where it has been illegal to swim for more than a century. The water has tested unsafe in recent weeks, and cleaner on other days. Tue, 16 Jul 2024 02:49:44 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/07/16/nx-s1-5041447/seine-water-quality-paris-olympics-swimming-triathlon-marathon https://www.npr.org/2024/07/16/nx-s1-5041447/seine-water-quality-paris-olympics-swimming-triathlon-marathon

Triathlon and marathon swimming are to take place in the Seine, where it has been illegal to swim for more than a century. The water has tested unsafe in recent weeks, and cleaner on other days.

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]]> The Associated Press Déjà Vu Flooding In Paris As Officials Say Seine Will Crest Soon The river is expected to peak at around 19 1/2 feet later this weekend, but not before it swallowed up streets, halted all boat traffic and sent rats scurrying through the city. Sat, 27 Jan 2018 15:18:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/27/581297526/deja-vu-flooding-in-paris-as-officials-say-seine-will-crest-soon https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/27/581297526/deja-vu-flooding-in-paris-as-officials-say-seine-will-crest-soon The river is expected to peak at around 19 1/2 feet later this weekend, but not before it swallowed up streets, halted all boat traffic and sent rats scurrying through the city.

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