Olympics 2016 : Blocked toilets, exposed wires at Rio Athletes’ Village

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  • Olympics 2016 : Blocked toilets, exposed wires at Rio Athletes’ Village - CNN.com
    http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/25/sport/olympics-2016-rio-village-australia

    Blocked toilets, leaky pipes and exposed wires — just a few of the reasons Australia’s Olympic delegation has refused to move in to the athletes village, now open to arriving Olympians.

    The village, comprised of 31 17-storey towers, opened its doors on Sunday, less than two weeks before the start of Rio’s Summer Games on August 5. But the first day was marred by controversy.

    We felt that our building was not safe, because of a combination of plumbing and electrical issues,” the Australian Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller told journalists, adding that a stress test had been carried out — opening taps and turning on lights simultaneously — and discovered “significant leakages.

    Yzonka aller aux toilettes dans le noir…