Massive fish kill as heatwave hits lake

ENVIRONMENTAL officers say they are dealing with an “ecological disaster” after thousands of fish were killed by soaring temperatures at a lake in Co Wexford.

The fish were first noticed last Thursday off Our Lady’s Island Lake in South Wexford. The clean-up operation continued yesterday and it could be several more days before all the fish have been removed in an incident which has wiped out all life in the 1,500-year-old lake.

“The temperature of the water has increased rapidly in the past days, rising to 23 degrees,” said environmental officer Tadhg O’Corcaire.