Thousands of dead fish found in a dam in Ayala, Mexico |

Thousands of fish were found dead at El Gigante Dam, located in the neighborhood of Niños Héroes in the municipality of Ayala, which has alarmed peasants and the inhabitants of the region, who fear that this phenomenon may affect their families, Because so far there is no explanation of what happens.

The inhabitants and ejidatarios of this area report that for two months they began to notice an unpleasant smell coming out of the dam, but it was until last Saturday when thousands of dead fish began to surface, which with the passage of The days have begun to decompose.

The concern is greater because the herons and other animals that eat the fish began to die and the stench is increasing, so they fear that there will be a public health problem that puts the whole population at risk.

Peasants who use the water from this dam to irrigate their crops suspect that the water may be contaminated by leaks in a nearby wastewater treatment plant or by leachates that run from the landfill La Perseverancia, however, to date Studies have been carried out to know the origin of this ecocide.

They point out that some officials, apparently from the National Water Commission (Conagua) and from the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), arrived to take samples of the water, but to date there is no knowledge of what is being done. Does to stop this phenomenon.

Courtesy of launion.com.mx

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