Chinanews, Beijing, June 6 – Environmental pollution has become a serious problem in China. Weeks ago, the Taihu Lake in Wuxi was polluted by a large area of blue green algae¹ that formed after a company threw pollutants² into the lake. Recently, another blue green algae pollution occurred in Wuhan, causing 100,000 kilograms of fish in a fishery to die. The owners of the fishery suffered a great financial loss, CCTV international channel reported.

The owners of the fishery, Xia Xiaofang and four others in Xiajiazui Village in Caidian District of Wuhan, borrowed 300,000 yuan from a bank early this year. They used the money to buy some fries to raise in their fishing pond, hoping that when the fries grew up, they could sell them to make some money.

Days ago, a torrential rain swept Wuhan. The Tanzhou Pumping Station in Hanyang District started to open their watergate to release³ the flood. Since Tanzhou Pumping Station is located in the same river as the fishing pond but sits in the upper part, large amounts of rain water spewed into the fishing pond. The dirty water led to an outbreak of blue green algae in the fishing pond. According to the estimation of the local environmental bureau⁴, fishing department and fishermen, at least 100,000 kilograms of fish died in the unexpected⁵ incident. The fishermen suffered from 700,000 yuan of economic loss.