Thousands upon thousands of dead fish have washed up on the banks of the River Hai, less than 10km from the scene of massive explosions at a chemical warehouse in the Chinese city Tianjin.
Chinese authorities are denying that the tide of death is linked to the disaster, despite locals saying they have never seen anything like it.
Some 40 different types of chemicals were housed in the Tianjin facility, including 700 tonnes of sodium cyanide and 800 tonnes of ammonium nitrate.
The blasts left at least 114 people dead and injured many more; water tests have shown that the concentration of cyanide now in the river exceeds national standards – one analysis found that the levels were 227 times above what's considered acceptable.
This claim is being disputed, however, by Tianjin Environmental Protection, which is attributing the fish deaths to pollution, which it claims is common enough in summer.
The agency also claims that cyanide levels fall within a normal range.
Earlier this week Tianjin residents caught in a shower reported feeling burning and stinging sensations from the rain, which left a foamy scum in its wake.
Authorities said the rain was not toxic.
Source: Daily Mail
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