Massive amounts of dead fish were found in a Rio de Janeiro lake next to the 2016 Olympic park, five months after thousands of dead fish were found at the site of 2016 Olympic rowing events.
Biologists said the 10 tons of fish were probably killed due to raw sewage, according to The Associated Press and environmentalists were investigating.
Below are AP photos of the scene at the Rio lake.
Dead fish float in Tijuca lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug 22, 2013. About 10 tons of dead fish have been discovered in the lake that sits next to the terrain where the city’s future Olympic park is being built for the 2016 Olympic Games. Environmental officials are investigating the fish kill. Biologists say it was likely caused by raw sewage making its way into the water, as has happened before. Rio has many problems with water pollution. Many of the waterways near where Olympic events are to be held have been found to be polluted. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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Dead fish float in Tijuca lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug 22, 2013. About 10 tons of dead fish have been discovered in the lake that sits next to the terrain where the city’s future Olympic park is being built for the 2016 Olympic Games. Environmental officials are investigating the fish kill. Biologists say it was likely caused by raw sewage making its way into the water, as has happened before. Rio has many problems with water pollution. Many of the waterways near where Olympic events are to be held have been found to be polluted. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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Dead fish float in the Tijuca lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug 22, 2013. About 10 tons of dead fish have been discovered in the lake that sits next to the terrain where the city’s future Olympic park is being built for the 2016 Olympic Games. Environmental officials are investigating the fish kill. Biologists say it was likely caused by raw sewage making its way into the water, as has happened before. Rio has many problems with water pollution. Many of the waterways near where Olympic events are to be held have been found to be polluted. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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Former fisherman Denildo Barcalho drives his boat in Tijuca lake contaminated with dead fish, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. About 10 tons of dead fish have been discovered in the lake that sits next to the terrain where the city’s future Olympic park is being built for the 2016 Olympic Games. Environmental officials are investigating the fish kill. Biologists say it was likely caused by raw sewage making its way into the water, as has happened before. Rio has many problems with water pollution. Many of the waterways near where Olympic events are to be held have been found to be polluted. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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Dead fish float near an open sewer section, in Tijuca lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. About 10 tons of dead fish have been discovered in the lake that sits next to the terrain where the city’s future Olympic park is being built for the 2016 Olympic Games. Environmental officials are investigating the fish kill. Biologists say it was likely caused by raw sewage making its way into the water, as has happened before. Rio has many problems with water pollution. Many of the waterways near where Olympic events are to be held have been found to be polluted. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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Dead fish float in the Tijuca lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug 22, 2013. About 10 tons of dead fish have been discovered in the lake that sits next to the terrain where the city’s future Olympic park is being built for the 2016 Olympic Games. Environmental officials are investigating the fish kill. Biologists say it was likely caused by raw sewage making its way into the water, as has happened before. Rio has many problems with water pollution. Many of the waterways near where Olympic events are to be held have been found to be polluted. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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