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Lake loses Rp 1b in fish

Agam Regency Disaster Mitigation Agency head Isfaemal said the fish had died due to the storm that lasted from 4 p

PADANG, West Sumatra: More than 75 tons of fish, bred in floating nets in Maninjau Lake, Agam regency, have died en masse of sulphur poisoning. (The Jakarta Post)
<P>The loss is estimated at almost Rp 1 billion (US$100,000).
Sat, March 13, 2010 Published on Mar. 13, 2010 Published on 2010-03-13T13:14:50+07:00

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gam Regency Disaster Mitigation Agency head Isfaemal said the fish had died due to the storm that lasted from 4 p.m. local time until night Friday.

"The stormed is believed to have stirred up the contents of the lake, including sulphur deposited on the base of the lake, thus depriving fish in floating nets of oxygen," he said by phone Friday.

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