More than a hundred tons of fish carcasses have been collected from the beaches of Vólos during the week.
A month-long state of emergency has been declared in Vólos, on the east coast of Greece, due to the dead fish. Hundreds of thousands of dead fish washed up on the city’s beaches, which have been collected over the course of a week.
On Tuesday alone, 57 tons of fish carcasses were collected from the beaches. In total, more than a hundred tons of scraps have been collected over the course of a week.
The locals fear that the fishing disaster will threaten their livelihoods.
Thanks to the declaration of a state of emergency, money and other help needed to solve a huge environmental problem can be directed to the area.
Experts estimate that the massive fish death is the result of last year’s record floods. After the floods, the fresh water fish took off and died after being forced into the salty sea.
AFP, AP