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Health experts say the sea blockade may have dangerous implications for the Gazan diet. Several of Gaza's key sewage treatment and transport facilities were destroyed during last winter's war with Israel. Now, much of Gaza's sewage flows directly into the sea. "If the sewage is not treated, there will be a high level of metallic elements in the sea, including mercury," says Mohamed Elmi, the World Health Organization's Middle East regional adviser for food and chemicals. "[Mercury] affects your nervous system and your mental capability and capacity. It's a very poisonous metal. And if there...
...evidence enough for authorities to warn police to be extra-vigilant around stadiums and hotels, subways and other mass-transport systems. But it was not enough to charge the Zazis with anything related to terrorism; they are being held on the lesser charge of lying to the authorities. The FBI is now racing to build a stronger case, and officials say several other men connected to the Zazis are being scrutinized...
...Transport Transport authorities have been making steady improvements in the city's Underground system for a number of years, including extending the Jubilee Line to Stratford for the Games. Four new stations are also being built on the Docklands Light Railway system in East London, including two in Stratford. But above ground, there have been a few bumps along the way. Every host city has to designate a network of roads, known as an Olympic Route Network, which will be used by athletes and officials to get to the event venues. London police have expressed concern that the lanes reserved...
...Security With the Games coming just seven years after the 2005 London transport bombings, terrorism is still a major concern for the city. And keeping the Olympic athletes and spectators safe won't come cheaply, so once again, money has become a concern. "The cost of providing the security for the London Games will be astronomic," Szymanski says. Britain's Home Office estimates that security will run about ?600 million ($959 million), but with three years to go before the event, the agency can't say exactly how the money will be spent. Apart from that are the logistics...
...million. It probably cost several times that at the end (some reports estimate it at close to $2 billion). For the biggest athletic event of all, the Rio Olympic organizing committee has set its budget at $2.82 billion, with another $11.1 billion going to related expenses such as transport, power and security. (Another $170 million has been set aside for the Paralympic Games which usually follow right after the Olympics.) (See pictures of what happens to Olympic stadiums after the Games...