2016 Olympics Officials Say 19 of 31 Athletes Village Buildings Are Not Ready

The 2016 Summer Olympics are set to begin in Rio de Janeiro in less than two weeks, yet the majority of buildings in the Athletes Village aren't ready.

On Monday, Jonathan Watts of the Guardian reported the organizing committee admitted 19 of 31 buildings in the village haven't passed safety tests ahead of the Aug. 5 opening ceremony.

The Athletes Village is expected to house the majority of the 10,000 Olympians, per Watts, who added stress tests still need to be done on more than half the buildings since they were delivered behind schedule.

"This should have been tested a long time ago," Rio 2016 spokesman Mario Andrada said, per Watts. "But the problem is there, and now our task is to fix it as quickly as possible and to ensure everything is safe."

Andrada also said he hoped the 630 workers sent out to conduct the remainder of the building tests would be finished "by the end of business" on Tuesday. Organizers told Watts they hoped all issues would be resolved by Thursday.

According to Watts, some teams that are already living in the village have been shocked by the poor conditions. Water and gas leaks have occurred, along with a small fire in the Dutch team's building Saturday.

"A technician was working on a fuse box," Andrada said, per Watts. "There was a short circuit and a small fire, which he extinguished himself. The electricity was disconnected and there was no need for an evacuation or to call firefighters."

Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t Watts) reported the Italian team has contracted renovations for its living quarters, while the Australian team has refused to live in its assigned building.

A full stress test was recently conducted in the Australians' building, per Watts. When all the taps were run and toilets were flushed at the same time as part of the tests, water leaked and ran down the walls.

While the committee and organizers are moving quickly to resolve these issues, the Athletes Village is yet another problem Rio is facing amid negative buzz leading up to the Summer Games.

In addition to the utilities breakdowns and lackluster building quality, there is more for Rio to be concerned about as an Olympic host.

Raw sewage in Guanabara Bay has also raised red flags for Olympians who'll be competing in those waters.

Rio's Acting Governor Francisco Dornelles told O Globo daily (h/t Jenny Barchfield of the Associated Press) the Olympics could be a "big failure" because of budget deficiencies.

Mayor Eduardo Paes berated Rio's state officials for their "terrible, horrible job" of policing criminal violence, per Flora Charner of CNN.

The Zika virus is another a health hazard that has caused many of the world's top golfers to withdraw from Rio. World No. 1 Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy cited the virus as a reason for not participating.