Up to a million fish dead: Murray-Darling River disaster worsens 
By Steve Price AU Source: 2gb 8/1/2019
Steve Price
Blue-green algae blooms have caused multiple mass fish deaths, including Murray cod up to 80-years-old, putting local towns at risk.
Listener Rob phoned Steve Prive from Menindee Lakes, 110 kilometres south-east of Broken Hill, alerting him to the situation.

“Up to a million fish dead. This is an absolute tragedy. This is a man-made disaster.”
 

The algae is flourishing due to a lack of river flow, which some are blaming on the drought.

But in reality, the Murray-Darling Basin Authority is diverting river flow away from the area, to benefit the environment in South Australia.

There are also claims the water is being diverted to water-intensive cotton farms in Queensland and New South Wales.

 
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