Dead fish are cleared from the Fuhe River in central China's Hubei province on Tuesday, September 3. Officials believe that the fish were poisoned by high levels of ammonia discharged into the water from a chemical plant. The company has been ordered to suspend operations by provincial environmental authorities.
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Dead fish are cleared from the Fuhe River in central China's Hubei province on Tuesday, September 3. Officials believe that the fish were poisoned by high levels of ammonia discharged into the water from a chemical plant. The company has been ordered to suspend operations by provincial environmental authorities.
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A resident clears dead fish from the river on September 3, the day after large numbers began to surface.
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A resident clears dead fish from the river on September 3, the day after large numbers began to surface.
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Authorities have cleared about 110 tons of dead fish from the river.
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Authorities have cleared about 110 tons of dead fish from the river.
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Two men bury dead fish September 3 to prevent them being sold at market.
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Two men bury dead fish September 3 to prevent them being sold at market.
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The dead fish were found over a 40-kilometer stretch of the river.
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The dead fish were found over a 40-kilometer stretch of the river.
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A man surveys the scene on the river.
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A man surveys the scene on the river.
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A fisherman makes his way through the fish-clogged river.
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A fisherman makes his way through the fish-clogged river.
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