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Huge River Seine stormwater basin opens ahead of Paris Olympics

The interior of the Austerlitz basin, 30 metres underground, which will play a key role in cleaning up the Seine river in time for the Olympics. © Maria Paula Carvalho/RFI

Government and Olympics officials on Thursday inaugurated the Austerlitz basin – a massive underground cistern that's a key part of efforts to enmake the River Seine remains clean enough to host swimming events during the Paris Olympics.

After three years of work, the 30-metre deep basin next to Austerlitz train station is ready.

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