Authorities inspect cause of fish deaths in Houayxai
Authorities in Houayxai district, Bokeo province are suspecting that the cause of death of a large number of fish and other aquatic animals is due to a chemical substance from a yet unknown source. Local residents found many dead fish and aquatic animals in the Ngao protected river zone after they floated to the surface on the morning of February 12 near Poungnanoun village in Houayxai district. Authorities from the District Agriculture and Forestry Office have joined local officials in the inspection into the cause of the dead animals. These officials have now taken some of the dead fish and water samples for analysis in the capital of which the work for is being done by Vientiane authorities and a result of the analysis is scheduled to be disclosed this week.
