By Alaa Kanaan
QARAOUN, Lebanon, April 30 (Reuters) - Tonnes of dead fish have washed up on the banks of a lake on Lebanon s Litani river, engulfing a nearby village in a pungent smell, in a disaster blamed on polluted waters.
Volunteers collected rotting fish carcasses near the Qaraoun lake on Lebanon s longest river, the Litani, where activists have warned for years of water pollution caused by sewage and waste.
Piles of garbage drifted in the lake near the dead fish. Swarms of flies spread near the reservoir and thousands of fish were decomposing in already dirty waters. This phenomenon appeared on the shore of the lake several days ago, said Ahmad Askar, a local activist. The fish started floating up, and in abnormal quantities.It s unacceptable.
Tonnes of dead fish wash up on shore of polluted lake in Lebanon
30 Apr 2021 Dead fish are seen floating in Lake Qaraoun on the Litani River, Lebanon, on Thursday. Reuters
Tonnes of dead fish have washed up on the banks of a lake on Lebanon s Litani River, engulfing a nearby village in a pungent smell, in a disaster blamed on polluted waters.
Volunteers collected rotting fish carcasses near the Qaraoun lake on Lebanon s longest river, the Litani, where activists have warned for years of water pollution caused by sewage and waste.
An aerial picture shows dead carp fish flushed to the shores of Al Qaraoun reservoir. AFP
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Qaraoun, Lebanon: Tonnes of dead fish have washed up on the banks of a lake on Lebanon’s Litani river, engulfing a nearby village in a pungent smell, in a disaster blamed on polluted waters.
Volunteers collected rotting fish carcasses near the Qaraoun lake on Lebanon’s longest river, the Litani, where activists have warned for years of water pollution caused by sewage and waste.
Piles of garbage drifted in the lake near the dead fish.
Swarms of flies spread near the reservoir and thousands of fish were decomposing in already dirty waters.
“This phenomenon appeared on the shore of the lake several days ago,” said Ahmad Askar, a local activist. “The fish started floating up, and in abnormal quantities.It’s unacceptable.” At least 40 tonnes have turned up dead in a few days, numbers which Askar and fishermen in Qaraoun described as unprecedented. They called on the Litani river authority to find the cause and go after anyone dumping wastewater into the lake.
At Least 40 Tonnes Of Dead Fish Wash Up On Shore Of Polluted Lake In Lebanon At Least 40 Tonnes Of Dead Fish Wash Up On Shore Of Polluted Lake In Lebanon Volunteers collected rotting fish carcasses near the Qaraoun lake on Lebanon s longest river, the Litani, where activists have warned for years of water pollution caused by sewage and waste.
Volunteers collected rotting fish carcasses near the Qaraoun lake in Lebanon.
QARAOUN, Lebanon:
Tonnes of dead fish have washed up on the banks of a lake on Lebanon s Litani river, engulfing a nearby village in a pungent smell, in a disaster blamed on polluted waters.