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37 tons of dead fish removed from Rio Olympic rowing venue

Thursday, April 16, 2015 by Unknown

Rowing athletes Diego Nazario, back, and Emanuel Dantas Borges, train in the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, surrounded by dead small silvery fish, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 16, 2015. Rio de Janeiro's waste management company is still cleaning up dead fish after a die-off at a lake that's slated to hold Olympic rowing competitions during the 2016 games. Fish die-offs are a frequent occurrence in Rio's waterways, which are filled with raw sewage and garbage. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Fish are still dying by the ton in a Rio de Janeiro lake that is slated to host Olympic rowing events, while city authorities and biologists are arguing about the cause of the die-off.








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