Millions of dead fish floating on the Japanese beach..!? Why?
Experts predict that the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant may be the cause. Millions of dead fish washed ashore on beaches in northern Japan. The country's authorities are struggling to remove them. Millions of dead fish washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido on thursday morning. Locals collect dead fish along the half-mile-long beach. Officials have warned the public not to pick up dead floating fish as it may be unsafe to consume them. The reason behind the mysterious incident is still unknown. However, experts predict that this could be due to the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
In the first phase, 7,800 tonnes of sewage was released into the Pacific.