Fishermen claim nearby power stations are heating the waters after hundreds of dead crabs also washed up in the same area.
Thousands of dead prawns washed ashore today turning a beach red.
Fishermen claim nearby power stations are heating the waters after hundreds of dead crabs also washed up in the same area at the weekend.
Gregorio Ortega said: "I'm 69 years old and started fishing when I was nine but, as a fisherman, I never saw a disaster of this magnitude."
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The dead sealife appeared in Coronel, some 330 miles south of the Chile capital, Santiago.
Environment prosecutor Ana Maria Aldana said: "We're going to be collecting as much evidence as possible to determine if this is an environmental crime.".
The Bocamina 1 and 2 power plants are owned by companies Endesa and Colbun respectively.
A spokesman for Endesa said the company was aware of the issue and would issue a statement later.
An official at Colbun declined to comment.
Chile imports 97% of its fossil fuels and depends largely on hydropower for electricity.
Thousands of dead prawns washed ashore today turning a beach red.
Fishermen claim nearby power stations are heating the waters after hundreds of dead crabs also washed up in the same area at the weekend.
Gregorio Ortega said: "I'm 69 years old and started fishing when I was nine but, as a fisherman, I never saw a disaster of this magnitude."
.jpg "Shrimply red: Thousands of dead prawns wash up on beach")
The dead sealife appeared in Coronel, some 330 miles south of the Chile capital, Santiago.
Environment prosecutor Ana Maria Aldana said: "We're going to be collecting as much evidence as possible to determine if this is an environmental crime.".
The Bocamina 1 and 2 power plants are owned by companies Endesa and Colbun respectively.
A spokesman for Endesa said the company was aware of the issue and would issue a statement later.
An official at Colbun declined to comment.
Chile imports 97% of its fossil fuels and depends largely on hydropower for electricity.
Source: Mirror
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