which they did. the officials say that that water is perfectly safe to drink, that the residents in menindee have described a funeral recession of millions of fish carcasses, stretching for many, many kilometres, so there are clearly concerns about the clean up, how long it will take, and also concerns about the quality of the town s water supply. on top of that, broader concerns about the management of the darling river that joins the murray darling basin, which is australia s biggest river system. which is australia s biggest river s stem. ~ . . ., which is australia s biggest river s stem. ~ . ., ,, , system. phil mercer, thank you very much for that system. phil mercer, thank you very much for that update. us secretary of state antony blinken has called on uganda s government to reconsider anti lgbt draught legislation passed by parliament. under the bill, anyone identifying as lgbt could face up to ten years in prison. the bill still needs to be signed by president yoweri muse
the darling baaka river, where the fish were found, is a part of australia s largest river system. these are the shocking pictures in the murrey darling basin with dead fish floating in the river as far as the eye can see. the summer heat is causing the fish to rot quickly. local authorities say the kills is a result of low oxygen levels in the rivers. i m joined now by menindee local resident graeme mccrabb who can tell us more about the situation. thank you forjoining us. thank thank you for “oining us. thank ou for thank you forjoining us. thank you for having thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me. thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me. you - thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me. you are - thank you forjoining us. thank i you for having me. you are down b the you for having me. you are down by the river you for having me. you are down by the river right you for having me. you are down by the river right now. you for having me. you are dow
which to serve their lives, and therefore, the continued firing of the case means for them lots of the case means for them lots of hope in life and the possibility of death that is glaring at them every day. lawyers for the community so they have lost faith and can you positjudiciary and will seekjustice in other courts, and for the people of, each day brings more tragedy and pain. emmanuel igunza, bbc news, mombassa, kenya. residents in the australian town of menindee in new south wales have been horrified to find millions of dead fish in their river. the darling baaka river, where the fish were found, is a part of australia s largest river system. these are the shocking pictures in the murray darling basin with dead fish floating in the river as far as the eye can see. the summer heat is causing the fish to rot quickly. local authorities say the disaster is a result of low oxygen levels in the rivers. i asked a concerned local resident graeme mccrabb about the situation where he is.
and vegetables to our tables this is going to affect those places intensely for years to come reporter: it will the bureau of reclamation, which has to make a decision about how to cut back enough water in order to restore that river system, it s going to have to come from places like agriculture, those cities i showed you, but especially the farms where people really depend on it for their livelihood they will ask the farms to start cutting back on water. maybe they will pay the farms for their time that s a huge hit to a very viable industry in this country. some place that feeds the entire country as it is now those are painful cutbacks right now, they are necessary. steve patterson in los angeles, thank you so much from california, let s go to the u.s. northern border with canada where u.s. officials report agrowing number of migrants crossing into the
reporter: we have been looking at the snow pack in the rocky mountains. that s where most of the runoff goes into that river system. right now, it s really good. there s about 120 to 150% of what we would see. the question is, does that runoff actually make it into the river system right now, we don t know until it happens there s the possibility that because the soil there has been dry for so very long that it may not make it all into the river system, which would mean more has to be done we need just more seasons of this kind of snow for maybe the next five or six years to make a viable difference. it s a lot working with a little that system needs a lot more before it can make any viable progress you know, the effects of this are so widespread. i m glad you showed us the imperial valley, the rich valley that depends on the hands of so many people to get those fruits