Unrelenting drought in Santa Fe: thousands of dead fish appeared in a lagoon

The drying It does not loosen up in Argentina and the impact is already seen everywhere. A video that shows thousands of dead fish on the shore of the Laguna del Plata went viral and will continue to be concerned in Santa Fe.

The event occurred in the Santa Fe town of Vera y Pintado and was shared by a Twitter user who filmed the fish cemetery on the shore of the lagoon, while some other corpses floated in the water.

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according to the newspaper The Coastthe fish would have died due to the drop in oxygen level in its natural habitat. This is due to the climatic conditions in the area and in the country, with stifling heat and a worrying lack of water.

The drought continues to make disasters

Images of dry lakes are becoming more common across the country. Also in Santa Fe, a few days ago, the images shared by the naturalist Cesar Massi on his Twitter account had gone viral.

There you could see the lagoons of El Palmar and El Cristal, both located in the north of the province, without a drop of water. “How sad. My friend @ marcosmian1 tells me that the El Cristal lagoon, one of the most beautiful places in Santa Fe, has finally dried up,” he said.

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According to a report from the National Drought Monitoring TableIn December, 10 million hectares, mainly in the north of the country, became part of the national territory affected by the drought.

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