The bizarre sight of millions of dead shrimp washed up on the coast of Santiago has baffled Chileans and marine experts alike.
Environmental officials are investigating after huge swathes of the tiny red sea creatures washed up on a beach in Coronel, 330 miles south of Chile’s capital, Santiago.
Prosecutors say the bizarre incident could’ve been an environmental crime, and local fishermen say regional power firms for overheating the waters, endangering the lives of marine wildlife.
The natural disaster is thought to have been caused by overheating of coastal water by energy firms
People walk past thousand of dead shrimps washed up on the “Caleta Rojas” at Coronel town in Chile