PARIS - The water level in the Seine River is rising after massive rainfall, adding to concerns that it could break its bank in Paris.

The French capital has been working on cleaning up the Seine so people can swim in it again, as was the case during the 1900 Paris Olympics. But a sewer problem last summer led to the cancellation ...

The Seine has been the lifeblood of Paris for centuries, but it also has a reputation for being one of Europe’s most polluted waterways; so much so that it was declared ecologically dead in the ...

Officials are hoping to reduce pollution levels in the Seine to make it safe to swim in ahead of an Olympic river race in 2024. However high levels of e.coli, sewage and industrial dumping pose huge ...

Paris invested €1.4 billion ($2 billion Cdn) in building infrastructure to catch more storm water when it rains — the same dirty wastewater that flows into the Seine during heavy rainfall.

The Paris Olympics men's triathlon was postponed just hours before it was due to get under way on July 30 after water quality tests on the River Seine revealed it was still too dirty for swimming ...

The River Seine will allow swimming from 5 July. GETTY IMAGES Once a popular pastime, swimming in the Seine was banned for nearly a century due to pollution.

Security concerns are notably high for the the exceptional opening ceremony, which involves boats carrying athletes along the Seine on a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) parade and huge crowds watching from ...

The city of Paris is seeking legal personhood for the Seine river. If the resolution is passed in parliament, it would mean that the waterway and its ecosystem would be granted “the right to ...

France's capital Paris reopened the Seine River to swimmers on Saturday for the first time in over a century. AFP news agency said dozens of swimmers were present for the opening at 8:00 a.m ...

One year after the Seine took centre stage at the Paris Olympic Games, hosting open water swimming and triathlon events, public swimming is set to return to the river – for the first time in ...