Saturday, November 03, 2018

Now, in Iraq, the fish are in danger

In Iraq, the sorrows never end.  While the water in Basra has made many people sick (well over 100,000 have required hospitalization), fish are also dying in the river.


  1.  16 hours ago
    What a sad sad photo. Never seen something like this. Thousands of carp die in mysterious circumstances in . Major water pollution already put 100,000 people in hospital this summer in Basra.
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  2.  16 hours ago
    "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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Here is a video that shows the scale of this disaster. Thousands of fish die mysteriously in province, . 😢
4:54 AM - 3 Nov 2018
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    1.  15 hours ago
      We are killing our planet. We don't deserve our planet.
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    2.  15 hours ago
      The Iraqi Agriculture Ministry said that investigations are continuing to reveal the cause behind the death of fish in floating cages in Babylon.
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    3.  14 hours ago
      I'll share some of the answers that I got on this tweet. Maybe helpful to some.
      No idea what was happening here. But mass fish kills like this are usually caused by algae blooms. Sometimes they release toxins. But usually they take the oxygen out of water and the fish die from lack of oxygen.
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    4.  14 hours ago
      Also this 👇
      Did anyone read the AFP article? It's attributed to disease caused by overcrowded fish farms. If fish farms are not closely managed with regard to flow, populations, cleanliness, etc. fish will die. USAID programs on fish farming in Babylon…
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    1.  15 hours ago
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      Did anyone read the AFP article? It's attributed to disease caused by overcrowded fish farms. If fish farms are not closely managed with regard to flow, populations, cleanliness, etc. fish will die. USAID programs on fish farming in Babylon in the past, guess lessons forgotten.
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    1.  14 hours ago
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      when are we going to hear an official statement about this environmental disaster lead to the death of thousands, probably ten of thousands tons of fish in Babylon and Wasit governorates? rivers
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    1.  15 hours ago
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      Horrible. Any clues as to what caused the sudden & massive fish kill ? Sometimes these kills stem from massive algae blooms , which deplete dissolved oxygen in the water , causing fish to suffocate. Or it could be a sudden spill of a pollutant. Or heat coupled w/stagnant waters.
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    1.  15 hours ago
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      so the fish were fine for a period of time and then all died suddenly? I am guessing chemicals from an industry , or somehow dumped,
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    1.  11 hours ago
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      Its very sad and horrible....we r killing this beauty of nature.
       
       




Salman Ameen (AFP) reports:

 And in the fish farms of Saddat Al-Hindiyah in Babylon province, about 80 km south of Baghdad, the lifeless carp floated together in small clumps.

Farmer Hussein Faraj frantically scooped dead fish out of his enclosure in a red plastic crate, fearing they were poisoned.

“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.

“We’re waiting for a solution from the government or a test of the water — we’re scared the water will poison us in the coming days, too.”


Meanwhile, US forces remain in Iraq.  And a number have set up in Anbar -- the province where more Americans have died in this ongoing war than any other area of Iraq.  Tom Westcott (MIDDLE EAST EYE) reports:
On the ground, however, a senior source in Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) forces told Middle East Eye that coalition forces - mainly American, French and Canadian - were based in three adjacent military bases occupying an approximately four-square-kilometre area near the Anbar town of al-Baghdadi, 150km from the border, along with other operational bases closer to al-Qaim.
"Al-Baghdadi is now one of the biggest US military bases in Iraq," he said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "It is three bases in one area heavily guarded by the Iraqi Army, and no other Iraqi forces can get near there."



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