Isaac Washes Up Nearly 18,000 Dead Swamp Rats On Mississippi Coast -
Crews in Mississippi are cleaning up thousands of dead swamp rats that washed ashore from Hurricane Isaac.
The Sun Herald reports that an estimated 16,000 to 18,000 nutria — semiaquatic, rat-like rodents — and other dead animals washed up in Hancock County after drowning in Hurricane Isaac’s storm surge.
A federal contractor, U.S. Environmental Services, will dump the bodies in a landfill rated to take household garbage.
Hancock County Supervisor David Yarborough says county crews tried to deal with a similar problem after Hurricane Gustav and many workers got sick.
“We don’t want anybody out here in the stuff,” Yarborough told The Associated Press. “They’re actually starting to swell up and bust. It smells really bad. So, any sightseers, you might want to second guess this one before you come out.”
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http://houston.cbslocal.com/2012/09/05/isaac-washes-up-nearly-18000-dead-swamp-rats-on-mississippi-coast/
Crews in Mississippi are cleaning up thousands of dead swamp rats that washed ashore from Hurricane Isaac.
The Sun Herald reports that an estimated 16,000 to 18,000 nutria — semiaquatic, rat-like rodents — and other dead animals washed up in Hancock County after drowning in Hurricane Isaac’s storm surge.
A federal contractor, U.S. Environmental Services, will dump the bodies in a landfill rated to take household garbage.
Hancock County Supervisor David Yarborough says county crews tried to deal with a similar problem after Hurricane Gustav and many workers got sick.
“We don’t want anybody out here in the stuff,” Yarborough told The Associated Press. “They’re actually starting to swell up and bust. It smells really bad. So, any sightseers, you might want to second guess this one before you come out.”
Read more -
http://houston.cbslocal.com/2012/09/05/isaac-washes-up-nearly-18000-dead-swamp-rats-on-mississippi-coast/
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