A large number of dead fish were spotted in a river in northern China.

The video was filmed in Guangping County in Hebei Province on August 27.

Local residents suspected that the river was polluted.

On August 28, staff from Handan Municipal Bureau of Ecological Environment said that the dead fish could not be eaten and they have taken the water samples for testing.

According to the preliminary judgment, the enterprises along the river did not discharge sewage so the pollution might come from the upstream flow. The upstream is now being checked.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

8月27日，河北邯郸，广平县东湖公园附近的河面上出现大量死鱼，密密麻麻，当地居民怀疑河水受到了污染。
8月28日，邯郸市生态环境局广平县分局工作人员表示，死鱼不可食用，工作人员已经在沿岸企业取水样化验，目前初步判断不是广平县沿河企业排放的污水，是上游流过来的，现正在与上级主管部门协商，上游也在排查。