Millions of dead fish clog Australian river as heatwave sweeps region. Video
Hindustan TimesMillions of dead and rotting fish have clogged a vast stretch of river near a remote town in the Australian outback as a searing heatwave sweeps through the region. Populations of fish such as bony herring and carp had boomed in the river following recent floods, according to the state government, but were now dying off in huge numbers as floodwaters receded. The New South Wales government said on Friday that "millions" of fish had died in the Darling River near the small town of Menindee, in the third mass kill to hit the area since 2018. "It's horrific really, there's dead fish as far as you can see," Menindee local Graeme McCrabb told AFP. State government fisheries spokesman Cameron Lay said it was "confronting" to see the river choked by dead fish.
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