Millions 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. Locals say it is the largest fish death event to hit the town, that experienced another significant mass death of fish three years ago.
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Millions of dead fish wash up amid heat wave in Australia
Millions of fish have washed up dead in southeastern Australia in what authorities and scientists say is caused by floods and hot weather. The Department of Primary Industries in New South Wales state said the fish deaths coincided with a heat wave that put stress on a system that has experienced extreme conditions from wide-scale flooding.
Millions of dead fish wash up amid heat wave in Australia
Millions of fish have washed up dead in southeastern Australia in a die-off that authorities and scientists say is caused by depleted oxygen levels in the river after recent floods and hot weather.
‘Putrid’: Millions of dead fish blanket Australian river
The residents of a small Australian town have been left disgusted after "millions" of dead fish clogged up a river. This footage shows the horrible scene along the Darling River near Menindee as the fish bodies blanket the surface of the water. "You're walking around in a dried up mess and then you're smelling this putrid smell," local Jan Denning said. New South Wales officials said the hot weather in the region was "exacerbating hypoxia" as…