Millions of dead fish clog Australian river

Millions of rotting dead fish in Australian river, watch! - The Economic Times Video

Contractors are being hired to remove millions of rotting fish from a river in the Australian Outback after a unprecedented die-off following floods and hot weather, police said on Monday.The fish started dying in the Darling River near the New South Wales town of Menindee on Friday.Officials say the die-off likely occurred because fish need more oxygen in hot weather, but oxygen levels in the water dropped after recent floods receded.

‘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…

Why millions of dead fish appeared in Australian river

The fish including bony bream, Murray cod, golden perch, silver perch and carp are thought to have died due to low oxygen levels.

Millions of dead fish have been found in an Australian river due to low oxygen levels

Millions of dead fish have been found dead in an Australian river due to dangerously low oxygen levels in the water caused by receding flood waters, government officials said.

Emergency operation to deal with millions of dead fish

Government agencies are mobilising at Menindee in outback NSW to co-ordinate the response to enormous clusters of dead fish in the Darling-Baaka River.

Australia is experiencing a heat wave that causes the death of millions of fish that float in rivers

Inhabitants described the scene as terrible, because, after the decomposition of the fish, a fetid smell invaded the area, while cleaning work was being carried out