This is what millions of dead fish in Iran look like: Raw, human sewage has leaked into a dammed river in the Tehran region of Iran killing millions of fish, a local news report there shows.
Over this week some 30 tons of fish have died from the raw human sewage that poured into the Fashafuyeh dam. The damage totals an estimated 2 million fish, our source says.
The sewage was leaked by the residential town nearby. Reports say that residential sewage is going right into the dammed water.
Mohsen Shokati, head of Rey City Environmental Protection Office: “Previously the housing complex’s sewage system poured into the lake through a canal, but now it directly goes to the lake,” he noted.
“Vavan housing complex needs a Water treatment facility. The construction work even started, but due to lack of budget the project was halted,” Shokati said.
The fish lived in a dam over an area of about 200 acres. All the water is now heavily polluted and the water can no longer be used by residents or their animals.
Negligence has been cited as the cause. Sadly this is too often the case when it comes to human abuse of our environment.
Images via ISNA; hat tip to our local contact Issa
Author: Karin Kloosterman
Karin Kloosterman is an award-winning journalist, innovation strategist, and founder of Green Prophet, one of the Middle East’s pioneering sustainability platforms. She has ranked in the Top 10 of Verizon innovation competitions, participated in NASA-linked challenges, and spoken worldwide on climate, food security, and future resilience. With an IoT technology patent, features in Canada’s National Post, and leadership inside teams building next-generation agricultural and planetary systems — including Mars-farming concepts — Karin operates at the intersection of storytelling, science, and systems change. She doesn’t report on the future – she helps design it. Reach out directly to [email protected]
