32 tonnes of dead fish cleared from 2016 Olympic rowing lake in Rio

• More than 60 people working daily to clear lagoon

• Pollution and water temperature blamed

• Video: 2016 Olympic rowing course clogged with fish

32 tonnes of dead fish have been cleared out of the lagoon where Olympic rowing and canoeing events will take place next year, officials in Rio de Janeiro said on Wednesday.

More than 60 people from the city’s sanitation department have been working daily since last Wednesday to remove the fish, with many thousands washed up on the shore, and will keep doing so until the problem is resolved, department officials said.

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