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Olympic village slammed again as Belorussians post images of squalor just TEN days before Games

Rio 2016 suffers yet another blow the day after Australia chief brands conditions in the athletes' village as 'unlivable'

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THE athletes' park at the Rio Olympics has been slammed yet again just TEN days before the Games begin.

Following the Australian delegation's refusal to move into the complex in western Rio yesterday, the Belorussian team has branded the camp as "unsanitary" and posted a series of photos showing the unfit conditions.

The Belarus Olympic Committee arrive arrived to find filth on the windows
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The Belarus Olympic Committee arrive arrived to find filth on the windowsCredit: Belarus Olympic Committee
The drainage system was now working as mucky water filled the shower floor
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The drainage system was now working as mucky water filled the shower floorCredit: Belarus Olympic Committee
This photo was posted with ironic caption: 'Olympian bed'
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This photo was posted with ironic caption: 'Olympian bed'Credit: Belarus Olympic Committee
The Belarus delegation were understandably unimpressed by the state of the floor
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The Belarus delegation were understandably unimpressed by the state of the floorCredit: Belarus Olympic Committee
They claimed that the Olympic village needed mosquito treatment, visible by the fumes, every single day
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They claimed that the Olympic village needed mosquito treatment, visible by the fumes, every single dayCredit: Belarus Olympic Committee

The Belarus Olympic Committee complained about having no hot water and a failing sewage system.

They said: "There remains much for the Rio organising committee to do so that the living conditions meet sanitary requirements."

Australia's athletes refused to move into the village on Sunday, with delegation head Kitty Chiller claiming athletes were “endangered” by water leaks and electrical problems.

The view from the front of the apartment blocks designated to Belarus
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The view from the front of the apartment blocks designated to BelarusCredit: Belarus Olympic Committee
They did seem happier with the state of the dining room, however
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They did seem happier with the state of the dining room, howeverCredit: Belarus Olympic Committee

Chiller said: "Problems include blocked toilets, leaking pipes, exposed wiring, darkened stairwells where no lighting has been installed and dirty floors in need of a massive clean."

And during a test involving taps and toilets being turned on in apartments on several floors "water came down walls, there was a strong smell of gas in some apartments and there was 'shorting' in the electrical wiring."

Brazilian organisers have since said that the problems will be resolved by the end of the week.

Max Mirnyi will compete for Belarus at tennis, having won gold in the mixed doubles in 2012, after beating Great Britain's Andy Murray and Laura Robson in the final
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Max Mirnyi will compete for Belarus at tennis, having won gold in the mixed doubles in 2012, after beating Great Britain's Andy Murray and Laura Robson in the finalCredit: Getty Images
The head of Australia's Olympic delegation, Kitty Chiller, has torn into conditions
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The head of Australia's Olympic delegation, Kitty Chiller, has torn into conditionsCredit: EFE

It is the latest bad news to embarrass organisers in the lead up to the event.

Battered by bad news over the Zika virus, heavy pollution in the Olympic sailing and rowing areas as well as waves of armed crime across Rio.

Mayor Eduardo Paes served up a bizarre offer in his hope of appeasing the Australians.

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He said: "[We can put] a kangaroo in front of their building to make them feel at home."

An Olympic spokesman said: "We have 630 men working to fix the problems at the Olympic Village.

";They should complete the impeccable handover of the Village by the end of the week, probably by Thursday.

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