Millions of rotting fish to be removed from outback river

Contractors are being hired to remove millions of rotting fish from a river in the Australian Outback after a unprecedented die-off following floods and hot weather, police said on Monday. The fish started dying in the Darling River near the New South Wales town of Menindee on Friday.

Officials say it likely occurred because fish need more oxygen in hot weather, but oxygen levels in the water dropped after recent floods receded.Enormous fish kills also occurred on the river at Menindee during severe drought conditions in late 2018 and early 2019.