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Mass fish deaths haunt river on Polish-German border

The disaster wiped out more than half the fish in the river, which traces a long stretch of the Polish-German border.

Fisherman Henry Schneider navigates his boat on the Brieskower lake in Brieskow-Finkenheerd, eastern Germany, on June 19, 2023. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

BRIESKOW-FINKENHEERD  - Fisherman Henry Schneider stopped work for several months after a toxic algae bloom hit the Oder river last August, decimating his catch.

Schneider, 43, whose family has made its

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