Bikes Lost Beneath the Waves

One unsurprising discovery was the mountain of garbage buried beneath the waters. Workers pulled up piles of trash collected over the years but it wasn’t all just ordinary waste—a shocking find grabbed headlines when they unearthed several self-service bicycles. Paris had introduced these bikes in 2007 as part of an eco-friendly initiative, offering around 15,000 for public use.

Yet, instead of embracing this green effort, both locals and tourists, tossed the bikes into the canal, leaving them to rust. This find revealed a harsh truth: despite the city’s push for progress, some undermined the movement for a cleaner, greener Paris.