Several tons of fish have died along one of the main rivers in Sao Paulo state after an alleged illegal dumping of industrial waste from a sugar and ethanol plant, environmental authorities and prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Thousands of dead fish lie on the banks of the Piracicaba River in a rural area of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. The state’s environmental agency alleges that the cause of their death is irregular dumping …TANQUA, Brazil —
The Piracicaba river crosses a protected area named Tanqua, that has been dubbed Sao Paulo’s mini-Pantanal, after the tropical wetlands famous for abundant wildlife and dazzling natural scenes.“This sad environmental disaster has moved everyone because of the seriousness and extent of the impacts,” prosecutors said, adding that the situation of the fishermen and the local community is also “very worrying.
That same day, the agency asked the Salto Grande hydroelectric power plant to increase the amount of water released to dilute the pollution.
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