Thread by @jenanmoussa

What a sad sad photo. Never seen something like this.

Thousands of carp die in mysterious circumstances in #Iraq.

Major water pollution already put 100,000 people in hospital this summer in Basra.

@akhbar @AFP

"Some are saying it's because of a sickness, others say it's because of chemicals," said Faraj, his thick black hair standing on end and his eyebrows furrowed in worry."

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@akhbar

Here is a video that shows the scale of this disaster.

Thousands of fish die mysteriously in #Babylon province, #Iraq. 😢

@akhbar

We are killing our planet. We don't deserve our planet.

The Iraqi Agriculture Ministry said that investigations are continuing to reveal the cause behind the death of fish in floating cages in Babylon.

img.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/32801…

@akhbar

I'll share some of the answers that I got on this tweet. Maybe helpful to some.

https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1058694014193594369?s=19

Also this 👇

https://twitter.com/dohertytjp/status/1058706901876252672?s=19

After mass death of carp in Babylon province in Iraq, the authorities are now removing the dead fish from the water.

What a horrible sight.

@akhbar