17 Feb, 2020 @ 19:38
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WATCH: Mystery after dozens of birds found dead on ground near site of huge petrochemical explosion in Spain

Birds Dead

THIS is the moment dozens of birds were found dead on a motorway in Spain. 

The starlings were seen lying motionless on the C-31b motorway which links Tarragona and Salou. 

The mass deaths have occurred close to the industrial estate which houses several petrochemical plants, one of which exploded in January. 

Birds Dead

The La Canonja inferno killed three and injured seven. 

According to Emergencias 112, there have been several reports of the dead birds but rumours of a ‘strange smell’ in the air have yet to be confirmed. 

Catalunya investigators have taken samples from the birds in a bid to determine cause of death. 

In Tarragona, bird experts have said starlings have been flying in large synchronised clouds in what is deemed a survival strategy. 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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