There was a lot much less water within the lagoon for the fish to reside in, and the remaining water was of poor high quality, in response to Irma de la Pena, head of the Ecology Division within the metropolis of Cuauhtemoc.
“When the quantity of water decreases, the pollution turn into extra concentrated and subsequently in addition they have an effect on the species that reside right here,” De la Pena mentioned.
Mass fish deaths within the space have occurred in earlier years when the lagoon dried up and fish stranded.
Livestock, together with cows and donkeys, are additionally perishing as dams run low and farmers battle to safe water.
Warmth and drought have turn into so extreme that many individuals who depend on agriculture have packed up and left.
