Mass fish deaths to be investigated by Greece’s Supreme Court

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A preliminary investigation has been launched by Greece’s Supreme Court into the mass fish deaths in Lake Karla and Pagasitikos Gulf in Volos.

According to Ekathimerini, Supreme Court prosecutor Georgia Adelini has ordered an investigation into why the dam gate leading from Lake Karla into Pagasitikos Gulf was left open and to identify who made this decision.

This investigation comes after hundreds of thousands of dead fish poured into a tourist port in Volos this week.

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An image taken with a drone shows dead fish gathered in the protective net, at the mouth of the Xiria stream, Volos, August 28. Photo: Nicolaos Hatzipolitis/EPA.

Officials worked fast on Thursday, August 29 to collect the dead fish in trawler nets and load them onto trucks. Authorities reported that over 40 tonnes (40,000 kilograms) of fish were removed.

Experts have linked the situation to last year’s severe flooding in the Thessaly region, which affected rivers and lakes to the north. The lack of a protective net at the river mouth leading into Volos allowed the fish to enter the sea, where the saltwater likely killed them.

Source: Ekathimerini.

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