Rome, death of fish in the Tiber river

2020-05-31T12:57:07.554Z

Intervention by the local police of Roma Capitale yesterday for a large number of dead fish in a stretch of the Tiber, between Ponte della Musica in Ponte Pasa, in Rome. The patrols, after reporting the citizens, immediately concerned the competent bodies to start the analysis of the case, and trace the possible causes of this death, which will be performed by the ASL Roma1 zooprophylaxis service already in the next few hours in the presence of the agents. Meanwhile, the Tevere Protection Department of the local police intervened, started the appropriate investigations to exclude any spills of substances in the Tiber river that could have caused the death of the fish fauna. At the moment, according to what is learned, no harmful substances seem to have been detected. However, it will be necessary to wait for the tests by the health offices.