These Disturbing Photos Of 10,000 Dead Fish Show What Happens When Waste Is Dumped Into A Lake

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More than 10,000 fish were found dead near a sewage drain in a lake in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, .

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This is not the first time this has happened in Shenzen - last year 50,00 fish were found floating in a pond near an industrial area last year - and it won't be the last as long as sewage and industrial waste are routinely dumped into Chinese rivers and lakes.

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Workers collect dead fish at a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, November 5, 2013.

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Workers collect dead fish at a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, November 5, 2013.

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Dead fish are seen at a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, November 5, 2013.

Shenzen is also the site of "gutter oil" street food.