11 Thousands of dead fishes in Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon in Rio
A large amount of organic matter entered the lagoon that caused two recent large storms consumed oxygen and brought it down to critically low levels such that thousands of fish died and floated to the surface. This was major concern during Rio Olympics.
The lagoon is connected to the Atlantic Ocean via canal, and feeding of seawater is helping to improve oxygen level.
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