In Pictures: New South Wales in Australia suffering from prolonged drought

Thousands more fish have died in a key river system in drought-hit eastern Australia just weeks after up to a million were killed, the authorities and locals said. This has since sparked fears that an ecological disaster is unfolding.

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Feb 19, 2019, 11:34 AM

Sheep drinking from a water storage canal between Pooncarie and Menindee, Australia, on Feb 14, 2019.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

An aerial view shows diminishing water levels on the Darling River below Weir 32 near Menindee, Australia, on Feb 14, 2019.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The receding waters of Lake Pamamaroo, which makes up part of the Menindee Lakes system near Menindee, Australia, on Feb 14, 2019.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Dead Murray cod floating in the Darling River below Weir 32 near Menindee, Australia, on Feb 14, 2019.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The receding waters of Lake Pamamaroo, which makes up part of the Menindee Lakes system near Menindee, Australia, on Feb 14, 2019.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Diminishing water levels on the Darling River below Weir 32 near Menindee, Australia, on Feb 14, 2019.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A tinny sits high and dry on the river bed of the Darling River on sheep farmer Wayne Smith's property near Pooncarie, Australia, on Feb 14, 2019.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Sheep farmer Wayne Smith standing on the dry river bed of the Darling River on his property near Pooncarie, Australia, on Feb 14, 2019.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The cracked bed of a water canal between Pooncarie and Menindee, Australia, on Feb 14, 2019.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Sheep moving across the barren grazing land of sheep farmer Wayne Smith's property near Pooncarie, Australia, on Feb 14, 2019.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The water storage canal between Pooncarie and Menindee, Australia, on Feb 14, 2019.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The receding waters of Lake Pamamaroo, which makes up part of the Menindee Lakes system near the township of Menindee, Australia, on Feb 14, 2019.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Scores of dead fish floating in the Darling River in Menindee, Australia, on Jan 29, 2019.
PHOTO: AFP

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