Article 69X28 ‘Unfathomable’: millions of dead fish blanket river near Menindee in latest mass kill

‘Unfathomable’: millions of dead fish blanket river near Menindee in latest mass kill

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Adam Morton Climate and environment editor
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Authorities blame low oxygen levels made worse by receding flood waters as locals say latest event much more severe than previously

Millions of fish have died in another mass kill in the lower Darling-Baaka river near Menindee, in New South West's far west.

Photos supplied by Menindee residents show dead fish - mostly bony bream, but also Murray cod, golden perch, silver perch and carp - blanketed across the river's surface.

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