Sri Lanka rescues 100 beached whales after mass stranding
Source: CNN
By Rob Picheta and Sandi Sidhu,
(CNN)Sri Lankan rescuers have returned 100 whales to sea after a mass beaching on Monday, the country's navy has said.
Scores of short-finned pilot whales began coming ashore at Panadura, 25 kilometers (15 miles) south of Colombo, on Monday afternoon, and authorities were mobilized to help them back to sea.
Locals joined officials from Sri Lanka's navy and coast guard in tending to the whales.
Sri Lanka's Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) told AFP news agency that it was the largest single pod of whales stranded in the South Asian country.
A dead pilot whale on a beach on Sri Lanka's western coast after the mass stranding.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/03/asia/whales-beached-rescue-sri-lanka-intl-scli/index.html
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