and this was also a place where the people could stand proud. we are here. you know? and they kicked it out. five in the morning, you know, big lights and everything. and they kicked everybody out. they were here saying to the media that this is a humanitarian operation. of course, everyone is going to be housed for the long term. and they were saying that this was done for the security of the people. so, in your mind, they re making excuses and reasons that weren t valid. yeah, obviously, it s not. it s really 100 metres, right next to the olympic village. for them, it s not a pretty picture, you know. so, yeah, for me, it s related to the games. paul s group have alleged that what happened here is part of a wider effort to clear the streets ahead of the games. french officials have denied any link, and the international olympic committee have stressed they re not responsible for paris s homeless policy. i ll tell you a truth, ok? i ve only ever seen that shiny side of the games you t
it s 2024 and this is paris. paris is already one of the world s most visited cities. but this year they re expecting around 15 million people during the competition. here at porte de la chapelle arena, it s the start of olympic and paralympic week. merci, monsieur. more than 4,000 children have gathered to try their hand at a range of activities, including para sports.
erm, greenhouse gases. wow. so is this a good day for pollution? today is good visibility. the pollution is pretty low because. . .yesterday was very windy. but most of the time in spring or summer the particles get really high. in paris, and in many other european cities, the air quality falls below the standards set by the world health organization. and even on a clear day like today, the balloon s instruments find unsafe levels of pm 2.5, the tiny particles of pollution given off by burning fuel in vehicles or buildings. it s been linked to a range of serious health conditions. welcome to the office. thank you very much. but matthieu thinks he has a solution to improving the air quality in built up areas. so there s a bar here? yeah. and p0p: p0p: p0p: p0p-
but in recognition of his efforts to clean the seine, raf has been awarded the city of paris medal and congratulated by president macron. i still have one nagging question, though. so, raf, are you going to be swimming in the river soon? no, no. definitely not. it ll never be clean enough. no. myjourney across paris is drawing to an end. but i have one last stop to make. i thought, while i m here, i d drop in on some old friends. ryadh, what a fantastic surprise, my friend! when did we first meet? 2010? yeah. europeans. yeah, exactly. that was the first time we played against each other. yeah. and you were impossible to catch.
and we find maybe 20, 30 guns in the river. no way! yeah, i understand. in fact, the authorities have forbidden magnet fishing in paris because of safety concerns.