Officials challenged to drink town water where millions of fish died in Australian river - video

Officials at a heated town meeting in Menindee, outback New South Wales, are challenged to drink a mug of town water in front of the crowd after assuring the community that it meets Australian drinking water standards. The request is issued by Jan Fennell, a resident who says the town is tired of being given instructions by authorities without being granted meaningful involvement or reassurancesMenindee residents ask officials to drink town's water as reassurance after massive fish kill'All this here will kill this river': traditional owners grieve for the Darling-Baaka after mass fish death Continue reading...