Olympics 2016 Rowing and Canoeing Venue Cleaned from Dead Fish

Rowing and Canoeing venue of Rio Olympics 2016 has been cleaned from thirty-two tonnes of dead fish. Above 60 persons from the Rio's sanitation department were working on the task to remove the fish from the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas over the past week. Some professionals think contamination is the reason, whereas the others say it is down to an unexpected fall in water temperature.

A lot of dead fish have been cleaned up regularly at the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas for more than a decade. In February, a large number of dead fish were found in Guanabara Bay, where the sailing events will take place. In the past, the location has created problems due to the levels of refuse and untreated sewage in the water. In January, Brazil government representatives confessed they would miss their goal of an 80% decrease in water pollution by the start of the Olympic Games.

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