China News Service, November 4th. According to foreign media reports, a large-scale whale stranding incident occurred on Panadura Island, Sri Lanka.
However, according to the country’s officials, as of the early dawn of the 3rd local time, about 120 whales had been rescued.
According to the report, on the afternoon of the 2nd local time, a group of short-fin pilot whales were found stranded on the island of Panadura, Sri Lanka, becoming the largest beaching incident in the history of the island.
Data map: stranded whale.
A spokesperson for the Sri Lanka Navy said that after a night of arduous rescue, navy and coast guard seamen and local volunteers rescued about 120 whales before dawn on the 3rd. "Unfortunately, 2 whales were injured when they were stranded. death."
The head of Sri Lanka’s Marine Environmental Protection Agency, Dashani Rahandapura, said that such a large-scale whale stranding incident was “very unusual”, adding that the cause of the whale stranding was unclear.