“It smelled like (expletive) because it was full of (expletive),” Goldfeld told USA TODAY Sports. “I thought this was a chance to do something for the legacy. I don’t believe most of what we hear from the politicians, but I expected something would be done with the Olympics coming.”
Seven years later and with the start of the Olympics less than two weeks away, Goldfeld has discovered that, just as (expletive) happened then, (expletive) happens now. Tons of raw sewage are pumped into the bay each day. A giant pipe running from downtown churns human waste into the marina at certain times each day. Rats roam around in the waste. The stench makes uninitiated visitors feel like vomiting or fainting.
Before the Games were awarded, there were pledges from organizers that 80% of sewage would be treated before being dumped into the bay, where sailing and open-water swimming events will be staged. Even the Games’ own spin doctors long ago admitted that has no chance of happening.
I hope tourists will not be willfully ignorant and careless & ignore the warnings. Rio is already has a severe shortage of doctors, nurses, etc. as it is.
Researchers in Brazil have discovered drug-resistant bacteria in the sea waters where sailing and windsurfing events will be held during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The "super-bacteria" are usually found in hospital waste and produce an enzyme, KPC, resistant to antibiotics.
The superbug can cause urinary, gastrointestinal and pulmonary infections.
This entire event has been a PR nightmare for Brazil.
Researchers in Brazil have discovered drug-resistant bacteria in the sea waters where sailing and windsurfing events will be held during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The "super-bacteria" are usually found in hospital waste and produce an enzyme, KPC, resistant to antibiotics.
The superbug can cause urinary, gastrointestinal and pulmonary infections.
This entire event has been a PR nightmare for Brazil.
Yeah, that's an old article, but I read the same thing a few weeks ago here from earlier this month.
According to lead researcher Renata Picao, the "super bacteria" entered the city's waterways when sewage coming from local hospitals got channeled into the bay.
It kinda bothers me how this is only news and important because of the Athletes and the Olympics and not because of the people who you know live there?
