Hundreds of tons of farm-raised fish died due to strong winds and heavy rains in Lake Maninjau, Indonesia, resulting in around 380,000 dollars of economic loss.

The footage, which was filmed today (November 19), shows tilapia and majalaya carcasses, and fishermen working in the lake.

According to the Department of Fisheries and Food Security (DPKP) Kab. Agam, the 25 tonnes of fish died as of Friday (November 18).

"A day later, today, at least 400 tons of caged fish in three sub-districts died suddenly due to strong winds and rain", said the Head of the DPKP Agam, Rosva Deswira.

According to Deswira, the death of fish is linked due to the lack of oxygen in the cages.

Farmers were asked not to throw carcasses into the lake and the government helped with their removal.

Hundreds of tons of fish in cages in Indonesian lakes died after extreme weather, strong winds and rain hit this area last week.

Footage filmed at Lake Maninjau, Agam regency, West Sumatra province on Nov. 19 shows the carcasses of tilapia and majalaya carps in cages.

Additional drone footage shows fishermen sweeping dead fish from the cages into the lake.

Local officials, the Department of Fisheries and Food Security (DPKP) Kab. Agam told the media that the fish deaths started at 25 tonnes on Friday.

"A day later, today Saturday, at least 400 tons of caged fish in 3 sub-districts died suddenly due to strong winds and rain in the past week," Head of the DPKP Agam, Rosva Deswira said.

According to her, the death of fish was purely due to lack of oxygen, after rain with strong winds stirred up the lake. Leftover fish feed at the bottom of the lake rises to the surface and reduces oxygen levels in the cages.

Farmers asked not to throw dead fish into the lake as it would pollute the lake. The Agam government helped evacuate the carcass and buried it on the edge of the lake.

This time the fish deaths resulted in losses of up to 6 billion rupiah or around 380,000 USD.