China fishes over 2,000 dead pigs from Shanghai river...

Workers in China are continuing to collect dead pigs from a river near Shanghai, with more than 2,000 carcasses reportedly recovered so far.

Officials say they have to act quickly to remove the pigs, as the Huangpu River is a major source of drinking water for the city.

They are investigating the cause of the deaths and suspect the pigs were dumped by farms upriver.

Bloggers have criticised what some see as a slow government response.

Workers aboard boats are using long-handled rakes to pull out the bloated carcasses, which started appearing in the river on Thursday, according to reports. Full story...

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