6/12: South Africa – Durban – 20 July 2021 – Our natural environment could not escape the negative effects of the recent civil unrest unfolding in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng it appears. The eThekwini Municipality reported mass fish and crustacean deaths along the Umhlanga and Umdhloti Lagoons, north of Durban. According to reports, the die-offs could possibly be attributed to the thousands of litres of run-off water – contaminated with hazardous chemicals – coming from an industrial chemical plant in Cornubia which was destroyed and set ablaze by looters on Tuesday. Basil Pather conservation manager for Umhlanga and Dave Bryant DA Shadow Minister for Environment, Forestry, Fisheries inspect the dead fish at the Ohlanga River lagoon.Picture: Shelley Kjonstad/African News Agency(ANA)