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A million fish have been found dead in a water catchment in NSW's far west as locals to demand answers and government officials rush to investigate.
Shocking footage of thousands of dead fish floating on the surface of the Darling River at Menindee, near Broken Hill, has devastated locals this week.
The area has seen other significant fish kills, with hundreds of thousands of bony herring, golden perch and carp found floating in the water in January, 2019.
Three species of native fish were found dead in the Murray-Darling basin this week as the community dubs the latest fish kill the worst in history.
NSW's Department of Primary Industries (DPI) fisheries arm has sent officers to the site to investigate as shocked locals fear for the town's water supply.
Up to one million fish have died in a fresh water catchment in NSW's far west as locals demand answers and government officials investigate (pictured, the fish in the Darling River)
Local Geoff Looney posted a series of troubling photos from the basin and questioned if there would be a state inquiry into what was killing the native fish
'It worries me a lot as this water is used for our town supply of water and a lot of people drink it,' local Geoff Looney said of the latest fish kill in Menindee, far west NSW
Geoff Looney posted a series of troubling photos from the basin and questioned if there would be a state inquiry into what was killing the native fish.
'It worries me a lot as
