Thousands of fish dead as lake dries in Mexican drought

Anahuac, Mexico (AFP) June 13, 2024

Thousands of fish have died as a lagoon in northern Mexico partly dried up amid a crippling drought plaguing the country.

The Bustillos lagoon was below 50 percent of its normal water level, local authorities said Wednesday, meaning pollutants were more concentrated and hazardous to the species that inhabit it.

Dead fish started piling up in the lake bed’s cracked mud a week ago, and a
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