Fish kill affects Lake Sebu

An estimated 200 fish cages have reportedly been affected after a fish kill struck Lake Cebu in South Cotabato, an Unang Balita report said on Thursday.

Authorities said the sudden decrease of oxygen level in the lake, due to the shifting weather and temperature conditions, caused the fish kill. 

Caretakers reportedly tried to collect some of the dead fish to make "tuyo" (dried fish).

Fish farm owners called for the local government's support to help them recover from bankruptcy.

Lake Sebu is a natural lake within the Alah Valley region in the southwestern part of South Cotabato province. — Erwin Colcol/VVP, GMA News