Brazilian workers have removed more than 33 tonnes of dead fish from the 2016 Olympic rowing and canoeing venue in Rio de Janeiro. A team of more than 60 people have been working since last week to clear the remains from Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. Scientists said the fish were starved of oxygen because of pollution. Tags: Tonnes of dead fish removed from Rio Olympic rowing venue Texas aquarium accidentally kills hundreds of fish with . Revenue finds €300k Vat fraud at fish and chip shops . Giant Pokemon Roams The Deep, Murdering All The Fish . 33 Tons of Dead Fish and Olympic Wate News Articles: Thousands of dead fish wash up on shores of Brazilian lagoon latino.foxnews latino news 2013 03 13 thousands-dead-fish-wash-up-on-shores-brazilian-lagoon latino.foxnews latino news 2013 03 13 thousands-dead-fish-wash-up-on-shores-brazilian-lagoon latino.foxnews latino news. Shocking photos emerge from Rio Olympic site usatoday story gameon 2013 03 14 rio-de-janeiro-fish-olympics-rowing-dead 1987741 us More than 65,000 tons of dead fish have been removed from a lagoon in Brazil. The Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon in the south of Rio de Janeiro is due to serve as a venue for rowing and canoeing events when the city hosts the Summer Olympics in 2016. The citys environmental office blamed the deaths on a number of factors which led oxygen levels in the water to dramatically drop. Thousands of fish went belly-up in a Rio de Janeiro lagoon this week after stormy weather and other factors caused oxygen levels to drop in the water. The dead fish began floating to the top of the water on Tuesday (March 12) and, by Friday (March 15), city workers had pulled more than 65,000 metric tons (71 tons) of dead fish from the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon in south Rio. The citys environmental office said the low oxygen levels were caused by several factors including an over abundance of organic material that washed into the lagoon after heavy rains and excessive heat. The lagoon, near the Ipa Authorities have launched a huge clean-up operation after an estimated 65 tonnes of dead fish filled up the Olympic rowing lake in Rio? guardian.co.uk sport 2013 mar 14 rio-olympic-rowing-lake-dead-fish guardian.co.uk sport 2013 mar 14 rio-olympic-rowing-lake-dead-fish guardian.co.uk sport 2013 . Rio De Janeiro: Thousands of dead fish have begun mysteriously washing up in the polluted Rio bay that will host sailing events at the 2016 Olympics -- and experts are at a loss to explain why. Guanabara Bay has already been the subject of concern amongst sailors who are to compete in Rio because of the human sewage that gets pumped into its waters. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed confidence that Guanabara will be fit for purpose by the time of the games. But the recent appearance of thousands of dead fish, and the foul stench of their rotting carcasses, has attracted further Thousands of dead fish have begun mysteriously washing up in the polluted Rio bay that will host sailing events at the 2016 Olympics -- and experts are at a loss to explain why. Yahoo News news.yahoo dead-fish-rio-olympic-bay-baffle-scientists-062306553.html news.yahoo dead-fish-rio-olympic-bay-baffle-scientists-062306553.html news.yahoo dead-fish-rio-o.Rio Olympic,Rio Olympic updates,dead fish at rio olympic,brazil news,brazil top news,brazil rio olympics,brazil latest updates,The 2016 Rio Olympic Games (Olympic Games)

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