# In Lille, duckweed suffocates the Deûle canal

> Boosted by high temperatures and pollution, duckweed, including a resistant exotic species, is proliferating on the Deûle canal, forcing the municipality to act.

**In brief**: Environment event (severity: low) in Lille (Nord), first detected on 28 October 2026 at 06:17. Reported by 1 source (1 article), last updated on 28 October 2026 at 06:17.

- Category: Environment
- Severity: Low
- Place: Lille — Nord
- First detected: 28 October 2026 at 06:17
- Updated: 28 October 2026 at 06:17
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/events/2460-in-lille-duckweed-suffocates-the-deule-canal

## Sources (1 articles)

- [«On frôle le désastre écologique» : à Lille, les lentilles d’eau asphyxient le canal de la Deûle](https://www.liberation.fr/environnement/biodiversite/on-frole-le-desastre-ecologique-a-lille-les-lentilles-deau-asphyxient-le-canal-de-la-deule-20261028_IY6QGRSJHJGCJAEV4YQFVPHCYM/) — Libération, 28 October 2026 at 06:17

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Cite as: Acturadar, “In Lille, duckweed suffocates the Deûle canal”, https://acturadar.com/en/events/2460-in-lille-duckweed-suffocates-the-deule-canal
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