Tons of dead #fish wash ashore in #HaTinh, #Vietnam

Domestic media on September 28 reported that about 2 tons of herring and dead puffer fish with unknown causes drifted about 4 km on the coast of Ha Tinh.

This is a locality that was heavily influenced by the Ha Tinh Formosa Iron and Steel Company discharging toxic waste into the sea in 2016, causing hundreds of tons of dead fish to ashore.

According to Zing newspaper, at about 23h30 on 27/9, people in Thinh Loc commune, Loc Ha district, Ha Tinh province, found that the fish died abnormally and were washed ashore by the waves. Government statistics then showed that about 2 tons of dead fish washed ashore. People have collected and buried according to regulations.

Zing quoted Mr. Phan Van Nhan, Vice Chairman of Loc Ha District People’s Committee, saying: “District People’s Committee reported to provincial departments and branches. In the afternoon of the same day, the delegation took samples to identify the cause. fleas were also collected and brought to bury according to regulations “.

Courtesy of rfa.org

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