A large number of dead fish appeared in a lake in southern China.

The vide was filmed in Haikou City in Hainan Province on May 12. A considerable amount of dead fish floating on the surface of the Hongcheng Lake. With a gust of wind blowing across the lake, the dead fish drifted with the waves, dispersing across the water's surface.

Workers on the scene reported that from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm, approximately 8 tonnes of dead fish were salvaged from the Hongcheng Lake's surface.

The head of the salvage operation at Hongcheng Lake, from Haikou Jinghuan Urban Environmental Services Co., Ltd., explained that upon discovering the large number of dead fish floating on the lake's surface that morning, the company immediately activated an emergency plan. They organised 40 sanitation workers to use boats to salvage the fish from the lake and manually collect them from the shore.

Preliminary investigations suggest that the large number of dead fish in lake may be due to frequent heavy rainstorms in the city recently, causing seawater to backflow into the inland lake.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

5月12日，海南海口市，红城湖出现大量死鱼，现场打捞工人表示，从7时到14时，打捞漂浮于湖面的死鱼约有8吨。
在目击市民拍摄的现场视频看到，红城湖环湖路一侧的湖面上还飘浮着大量死鱼，随着一阵风吹过湖面，死鱼随波而动，向湖面飘散开去。
海口市京环城市环境服务有限公司在红城湖打捞现场负责人介绍，当天早晨，发现红城湖湖面上漂浮着大量死鱼后，公司立即启动紧急预案，组织40名环卫工人进行船只湖面打捞及人工坡岸打捞，“从7时到14时，我们打捞漂浮于湖面的死鱼约8吨。”
据初步了解，红城湖出现大量的死鱼原因可能是近期海口频繁出现强暴雨天气，海水倒灌进内湖所导致。