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Photographic Proof That Sochi Is A Godforsaken Hellscape Right Now

In Russia, Olympics compete against you! Follow @SochiFails for more of this.

By Benny Johnson

Benny Johnson BuzzFeed Staff

Posted on February 6, 2014, at 2:18 p.m. ET

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The final preparations for the highly anticipated and perpetually controversial Sochi Olympics are furiously underway.

Sochi Fails@SochiFails Follow
2 days to go! #sochi #Sochi2014 #sochifails #sochiproblems
07:42 AM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

But unfortunately for the tightly controlled Russian PR machine, international reporters have arrived.

David Nelson@DavidNelsonNews Follow
In 24 hours alone, 26,000 tweets have been sent using the hashtag #SochiProblems http://t.co/KIlAnDWCaw
06:45 AM - 6 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

And here are the things they are finding:

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
Hallways very dangerous, keep calm and carry on...or trip and fall and hit head. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
07:34 PM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Mark Connolly@MarkConnollyCBC Follow
A lot of complaints about the accommodations. This is the foyer of my apartment. #SochiProblems
11:52 PM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Mark MacKinnon@markmackinnon Follow
Ok, so my hotel doesn't have a lobby yet.
08:00 AM - 4 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Mark MacKinnon@markmackinnon Follow
For those of you asking, when there's no lobby in your hotel, you go to the owner's bedroom to check in. #Sochi2014
09:03 AM - 4 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Live wires in showers.

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
New plumbing work or extra shower hose? @espnWD. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
06:20 AM - 6 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
Light fixtures falling from celling are normal, go back to bed. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
08:42 PM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Stacy St. Clair@StacyStClair Follow
My hotel has no water. If restored, the front desk says, "do not use on your face because it contains something very dangerous." #Sochi2014
10:02 PM - 3 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Stacy St. Clair@StacyStClair Follow
Water restored, sorta. On the bright side, I now know what very dangerous face water looks like. #Sochi #unfiltered
10:57 PM - 3 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
How does water take urine away after I use it? #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
04:37 PM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
We torture your bowels with complex toilets. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
04:08 PM - 4 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
Who needs walls. #SochiProblems
09:13 AM - 4 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
No flush, must play basketball with used toilet paper. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
04:12 PM - 4 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
Only shell of toilet, you have no way to flush! #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
02:27 PM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Fails@SochiFails Follow
Made a lot of new friends this morning #sochi #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
12:58 PM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
No toboggan in restaurants, this is law. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
02:19 PM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
I think @blakeshelton's song took too much meaning in Russia. #HoneyBee #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
10:36 AM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
You can have internet, but it must be impossible to use. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
04:06 PM - 4 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
I see @barryap1 broke his doorknob... #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
12:04 AM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
Ignore construction, if you fall in man-hole you see whole new side of city. #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
10:45 PM - 4 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Emiâ„“y Waâ„“ker@emily_walkerrr Follow
The grass isn't greener on the other side, it's green where you....paint it. #SochiProblems @PHSCE
09:26 AM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Shaun Walker@shaunwalker7 Follow
Got back to hotel. Lift broken after half day in use. Trekked up stairs. Door to my floor (that'd be the fire door) locked. Utter farce.
12:41 PM - 4 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

SochiFail@SochiEpicFails Follow
A bus stop all ready for tourists. #SochiProblems #SochiFail #Sochi
02:37 AM - 6 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Fails@SochiFails Follow
Safety first! #sochi #Ð¡Ð¾Ñ‡Ð¸ #Ð¡Ð¾Ñ‡ï¿½ #SochiProblems #SochiFail #Sochi2014
06:54 AM - 6 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
Firehose there for artistic impression, give it a try. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
01:03 PM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Brian Costa@BrianCostaWSJ Follow
5am update: The stray dogs are all awake and barking at each other, like birds on a tree just before sunrise.
08:13 PM - 4 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Shaun Walker@shaunwalker7 Follow
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, LEAVE THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY. 6am Sochi wake up. Brief moment of terror as locked fire door.
09:24 PM - 4 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sochi Fails@SochiFails Follow
Sochi cribs. Check out my couch! #sochi #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
07:40 PM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Some of the situations are so bad they inspired their own memes.

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
Uh, Miley? What did you do to my hotel room? #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
10:35 PM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

And people have even made a survival guide.

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
How to survive hotel in #Sochi:
#SochiProblems #Sochi2014 #Olympics
09:21 PM - 5 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Journalists making fun of the Sochi conditions will most likely continue through the Olympics.

samir mezrahi@samir Follow
Just arrived at Sochi, I could have sworn my hotel room looked different online
10:51 PM - 4 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Especially in light of extravagant spending elsewhere...

Sochi Problems@SochiProblems Follow
We have this BUT no beds for you. #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
10:30 PM - 4 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

But have no fear! If you are having problems, you can tweet at game organizer Dmitry Chernyshenko.

Harry Reekie@HarryCNN Follow
@DChernyshenko Our media hotel is not ready Dmitry....11 rooms booked five months ago, only one ready. Please help.
04:44 AM - 4 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

And he will tell you to look at mountains.

Dmitry Chernyshenko@DChernyshenko Follow
@HarryCNN to believe you need just to turn back and to look at the mountains ;)
04:13 AM - 4 Feb 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Journalists Are Having A Rotten Time At Sochi, And Their Tweets Are Pretty Funny

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