Whale weighing more than 20kg died and washed ashore in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of January 21, news from the People's Committee of Nghi Yen commune, Nghi Loc district, Nghe An province said that local people and authorities had just buried a whale weighing more than 20kg and nearly 1.5m long that died and washed up on the beach of this commune.
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| Whale weighing more than 20kg died and washed ashore at Nghi Yen beach. Photo: Quang Dung |
Previously, at around 7am on January 21, people discovered a dead whale washed up on Cua Hien beach in Dong Son hamlet, Nghi Yen commune.
Mr. Tran Van Hoa - Vice Chairman of Nghi Yen Commune People's Committee said that the cause of the dolphin's death has not yet been determined. By the end of the morning of the same day, the people of Dong Son village had buried the dolphin according to local customs and then worshiped it according to the rituals of coastal fishermen./.