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Eels writhe on Vancouver airport’s tarmac after escaping from Air Canada cargo box

Air Canada Cargo handled a shipment of eels from Toronto to Vancouver on July 7, with one container accidentally spilling during unloading.
A video on social media shows half-metre-long eels escaping from the broken box on a conveyor belt, writhing on the tarmac.
At least one person is heard screaming in the background as the eels fall to the ground.

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It's raining eels on the airport runway, the screams of terrified employees: 'We thought they were snakes'

An unusual 'rain' of eels invaded the runway at Vancouver International Airport, Canada, on Tuesday, July 9. The episode, promptly immortalized by airport employees with a video that went viral on social networks, caused a momentary blockade of loading and unloading operations near the plane involved. The images show a large number of eels crawling on the square, coming out of a cardboard just loaded onto a freight elevator. The box, unfortunate…

2 years ago·Rome, Italy

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NDTV

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Video Shows Eels Slithering On Canada Airport's Tarmac After Escaping From Cargo Box

Air Canada Cargo said in a statement that it was handling a shipment of eels on July 7 when one container box accidentally spilt during unloading.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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City News

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Eels spill onto YVR tarmac

YVR tells CityNews a shipment of live eels spilled onto the apron surface while they were being unloaded from a plane on July 7.

2 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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CBC News

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Eels writhe on Vancouver airport tarmac after escaping from Air Canada cargo box

Air Canada Cargo says in a statement that it was handling a shipment of eels from Toronto to Vancouver on July 7 when one container box accidentally spilled during unloading.

2 years ago·Ottawa, Canada

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TVA Nouvelles

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Live eels escape from a tarmac at Vancouver airport

There are not only cats or dogs as authorized animals on a plane, even more unusual species can board.

2 years ago·Montreal, Canada

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Global News

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Eels on a plane: Slippery specimens escape aircraft at Vancouver airport - BC

Workers unloading cargo at Vancouver International Airport encountered a slippery situation Sunday when a container of live eels spilled on the ground. The eels were recovered.

2 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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