Thousands of fish dead as lake dries in Mexican drought

Thousands of fish dead as lake dries in Mexican drought
by AFP Staff Writers
Anahuac, Mexico (AFP) June 13, 2024

Thousands of fish have died as a lagoon in northern Mexico partly dried up amid a crippling drought plaguing the country.

The Bustillos lagoon was below 50 percent of its normal water level, local authorities said Wednesday, meaning pollutants were more concentrated and hazardous to the species that inhabit it.

Dead fish started piling up in the lake bed's cracked mud a week ago, and a foul smell hung over the area Wednesday as workers cleaned up the decomposing remains amid fears they could spread disease.

Mexico as a whole has been battling high temperatures with a dozen cities, including the capital, breaking heat records.

Health authorities say 125 people have died in the current hot season, which started mid-March.

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters

RELATED CONTENT

The following news reports may link to other Space Media Network websites.

Rural India runs dry as thirsty megacity Mumbai sucks water
Navinwadi, India (AFP) June 13, 2024
Far from the gleaming high-rises of India's financial capital Mumbai, impoverished villages in areas supplying the megacity's water are running dry - a crisis repeated across the country that experts say foreshadows terrifying problems. "The people in Mumbai drink our water but no one there, including the government, pays attention to us or our demands," said Sunita Pandurang Satgir, carrying a heavy metal pot on her head filled with foul-smelling water. Demand is increasing in the world's most ... read more

U.S. condemns Houthis' detention of U.N. workers in Yemen

Suspect arrested over stabbing of four Americans in China

In shadow of war, Lebanese find respite on southern beach

Body recovery 'called off' at Papua New Guinea landslide site

Europe's Largest Ground Segment Upgraded Without User Disruption

Magic Lane secures 3 million euro to enhance location intelligence capabilities

China Encourages BeiDou System Integration in Electric Bicycles

Estonia summons Russian envoy over GPS jamming

Just thinking about a location activates mental maps in the brain

Tiny species of Great Ape lived in Germany 11M years ago

JK Rowling says regrets not speaking out sooner on trans issues

Record low level of Hong Kong's young adults want children: survey

Shadowy exotic pet trade thrives in Pacific island nation

Rare elephant twins born in dramatic birth in Thailand

Colombia to deploy 12,000 to secure Cali biodiversity meet

Shadowy exotic pet trade thrives in Pacific island nation

Dengue, mosquito-borne diseases rising in Europe: EU agency

UN warns of disease risk after Papua New Guinea landslide

Cases of bacterial disease rise in Brazil's flooded south

China releases journalist jailed for Covid-19 coverage

Millions of Chinese students start exams in biggest 'gaokao' ever

China accuses US of interfering after Tiananmen comments

US lawmakers urge YouTube to restore Hong Kong protest song

Taiwan president vows to remember China's Tiananmen crackdown

Jordan says foils foreign state-backed arms smuggling

Colombian rebels holding Amazon hostage in peace talks

Hong Kong customs makes largest-ever gold smuggling bust

Indian navy says intercepted hijacked vessel near Somalia

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.