Greece is known for its fresh seafood, but one town has gotten more fish than it can handle.
The putrid situation was a result of historic flooding upriver in the Thessaly region last year, according toReuters.
Video footage posted to social media shows vast stretches of fish bodies bobbing in waves near the shore line.
An ecological disaster has struck Greece, as a large number of dead fish have washed up on the beaches, shores, and port of Volos city and the Pagasetic Gulf, spreading an overwhelming stench and setting local authorities, residents, and tourists on high alert.© Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images
City councilor Stelios Limnios told Reuters the grisly sight spans kilometers.
The mass scale of the die-off is almost impossible to comprehend.
Thousands of dead fresh-water fish found floating in the sea in Volos,#Greece.
The smell from the dead fish is reportedly unbearable. Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Greek newspaperTa Neareported another 60 tons of fish were removed from beaches by work crews equipped mostly with shovels.
The recovered fish were being sent to incinerators for disposal.
During a press conference, Volos mayor Achilleas Beos said the fish corpses had produced an incredible odor.
Over 100 tons of dead fish have already been removed. Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images
They didnt do the obvious, to put a protective net, he said, according toNBC News.
AsTa Neareports, the countrys top prosecutor has gotten involved.
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