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Zanzibar swimming crabs deaths being investigated
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-63254638Zanzibar swimming crabs deaths being investigated
Published 23 hours ago
By Alfred Lasteck
BBC News, Dar es Salaam
Zanzibar's government is investigating why thousands of dead swimming crabs have washed up on the beaches of the Tanzanian islands.
Since 28 September, there have been reports of the dead crabs washing ashore at Mtoni, Mizingani and Forodhani public beaches.
The government is urging people not to worry it might be caused by pollution.
Reports indicate climate change leading to an abrupt change in the temperature of the sea might be to blame.
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Published 23 hours ago
By Alfred Lasteck
BBC News, Dar es Salaam
Zanzibar's government is investigating why thousands of dead swimming crabs have washed up on the beaches of the Tanzanian islands.
Since 28 September, there have been reports of the dead crabs washing ashore at Mtoni, Mizingani and Forodhani public beaches.
The government is urging people not to worry it might be caused by pollution.
Reports indicate climate change leading to an abrupt change in the temperature of the sea might be to blame.
[...]