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WhiteTara

(29,711 posts)
Sat Jul 30, 2016, 01:09 PM Jul 2016

CORPSES at Rio Olympic venues: Viruses and murders spark fears for 2016 Games

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/694688/Rio-Olympic-venues-corpses-Viruses-and-murders-spark-fears-for-2016-Games

The sailing and windsurfing venue for the Games is at the centre of a major clean up mission - despite there being only a week until the athletes arrive.

A body was found last month in the latest case of human remains being discovered near Olympic venues.
And that is far from the only problem.

Before the event has even begun athletes have been robbed at gunpoint and even allegedly kidnapped by gangs on the streets of Rio.

Those taking part in water events will have another thing to think about whilst competing - after being warned not to open their mouths in the infected waters.


Sounds like another version of hell!
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CORPSES at Rio Olympic venues: Viruses and murders spark fears for 2016 Games (Original Post) WhiteTara Jul 2016 OP
No athletic medal is worth risking your life over. Vinca Jul 2016 #1
If a zombie apocalypse breaks out in the aftermath of this Olympics... MrScorpio Jul 2016 #2
What a corrupt mess.... Calculating Jul 2016 #3
This is so sad. Ace Rothstein Jul 2016 #4
What a clusterfuck. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2016 #5

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)
2. If a zombie apocalypse breaks out in the aftermath of this Olympics...
Sat Jul 30, 2016, 01:25 PM
Jul 2016

Don't say that I didn't warn you.

Calculating

(2,955 posts)
3. What a corrupt mess....
Sat Jul 30, 2016, 01:27 PM
Jul 2016

I wonder how much RIO paid in bribes to get the summer games? I don't think I've ever seen a more unsuitable location selected for the summer Olympics. The freaking water that people will be competing in has been deemed unsafe due to pollution and diseases.

Ace Rothstein

(3,162 posts)
4. This is so sad.
Sat Jul 30, 2016, 01:35 PM
Jul 2016

My wife and I honeymooned in Brazil just two years ago. Sounds like things have gotten really bad very quickly.

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