Dead fish fill Rio lagoon

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Tons of dead fish float on the waters of the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, beside the Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 13, 2013.

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Municipal workers collect dead fish floating on the waters of the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, beside the Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 13, 2013.

A storm earlier this week washed organic matter into a lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil leading to the deaths of 12 tons of fish, reports the Montreal Gazette.

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#1 - Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:14 AM EDT

JediUtahn

Touche' on the sushi. Probably a chemical spill or toxic drums starting to rust. Who knows what lurks beneath the oceans any more the corporations can dump all they want because the owners don't live there!

Corporations are not people...end the madness and stop campaign contributions from corporations they own the government...thought I would throw politics into this mess since it is symbolic of people soon to die.

#2 - Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:22 PM EDT

justaplumber

Most likely Oxygen levels dropped and killed them. Some folks want to blame humans for everything. We are a part of the ecology too.

#3 - Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:49 PM EDT

PValdes

The price of progress.........It clearly says that organic matter washed into the lagoon. Silt? Sewage ? What ?

#4 - Fri Mar 15, 2013 11:58 AM EDT

payindapiper

Smell that? That's the smell of capitalism.

#5 - Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:07 AM EDT