Aerators to be installed in NSW lakes amid fears of more fish kills

A new fish kill in the Murray River is not as severe as initially believed, as fears of more fish deaths increase amid soaring temperatures

The New South Wales government will install aerators at various sites across the state amid fears of more fish kills as temperatures soar above 40C in the Murray-Darling Basin.

A new fish kill event at Lake Hume was downgraded to 60 dead fish from 1,800 after authorities from the Department of Primary Industries arrived to investigate.