Mexico authorities investigate mass fish death in Santiago River
Mexico authorities were investigating a mass fish death along the Santiago River in Jalisco, a western state that is a major producer of farming products.
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00:00Mexico authorities are investigating a mass fish death along the Santiago River in Jalisco,
00:08a western state that is a major producer of farming products.
00:12Footage captured on Monday by an eyewitness showed thousands of dead fish lying along
00:17the river, which has been heavily polluted due to the chemicals from manufacturing, automotive
00:23and food industries in Jalisco.
00:28The Santiago River and the Juanacatlán waterfall, once a tourist attraction and a source of
00:34clean drinking water known as Mexico's Niagara Falls, has become foul-smelling and capped
00:40with thick foam over the years.
00:43Authorities have taken samples from the river to determine the cause of the mass fish death.
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