Bacteria halts World Expo water shows


Spectacular sight: Visitors watching a water and light display during a media preview day for the 2025 Osaka Expo in Osaka, four days before the event opened to the public, in this file photo. — AFP

The discovery of high levels of bacteria has led the World Expo in Osaka to suspend daily water shows and use of a shallow play pool, organisers said.

It comes after visitors also complained that swarms of tiny flying insects had invaded the vast waterfront site where Expo 2025 runs until mid-October.

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