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Added on the 10/08/2022 05:38:12 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Five days after being discovered in the Seine, a beluga whale is stranded in a lock in the town of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garenne. Public authorities and the Sea Shepherd association are trying to feed it, without any luck for the moment. IMAGES
A beluga whale that swam up France's Seine river has made its way up the waterway and reached a lock some 70 kilometres (44 miles) from Paris. The protected species, usually found in cold Arctic waters, appears to be underweight and officials are worried about its health. IMAGES
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