Hundreds of people spent the afternoon picking up dead fish from the moat of Vinh Citadel.

According to residents living in the Vinh Citadel moat area, the fish deaths have been occurring for two days now. By October 10, the fish carcasses had decomposed and emitted a strong odor. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Dead fish float densely in the Citadel moat, most concentrated in block 1, block 2, Cua Nam ward. Photo: Thanh Phuc

For the past two days, households here have kept their doors and windows closed to prevent the fishy smell from entering their homes. Mr. Phan Cong Duc, a resident of Block 1, Cua Nam Ward, said: "I have to wear a mask when sitting at home, even when sleeping, because I can't stand the fishy smell." Photo: Thanh Phuc

After receiving feedback from the people, leaders of Vinh City People's Committee promptly arrived at the scene, mobilizing human resources and machinery from 2 companies (Nghe An Environment and Urban Construction Corporation, Vinh Urban Infrastructure Management and Development Corporation) to salvage the fish carcasses. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Workers use specialized nets to scoop up dead fish. Photo: Thanh Phuc

In areas with a lot of dead fish and large trenches, use boats to scoop them up. Photo: Thanh Phuc

In many places, the amount of fish drifting out, workers have to make their own tools to gather the fish in one place to scoop them up. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Fish are loaded onto trucks and transported to a collection point for destruction. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Hundreds of workers and forces from 3 wards: Quang Trung, Doi Cung, Cua Nam worked through noon to collect dead fish. Photo: Thanh Phuc

The fish had decomposed and gave off a strong smell. Photo: Thanh Phuc

In addition to dead fish, a lot of household waste, construction waste and medical waste were also collected in the moat of the Citadel. Photo: Thanh Phuc

A section of the ancient citadel moat after all the dead fish were removed. Although there were no more fish floating on the surface of the water, the strong fishy smell still rose. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Every year, fish deaths occur 4-5 times, especially after heavy rains. However, this time, the number of dead fish is the largest, densest and longest along the Citadel moat. If the water pollution is not thoroughly handled, the fish deaths will certainly continue, especially during the rainy season. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Clip: Thanh Phuc

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