Thousands of dead fish were found at a lake in Huizhou City in southern China 's Guangdong Province on Friday . Owner of a fish farm which operates from the lake says he found evidence the water was polluted with ammonia . He claims the loss of 100 tonnes of fish overnight will cost him 110,000 ( £over 1 million RMB ) in potential sales . Employees are working to save any live animals by adding salt to the water to restore the chemical imbalance .
Thousands of dead fish were found at a lake in Huizhou City in southern China 's Guangdong Province on Friday . Owner of a fish farm which operates from the lake says he found evidence the water was polluted with ammonia . He claims the loss of 100 tonnes of fish overnight will cost him over 1 million RMB ( £110,000 ) in potential sales . Employees are working to save any live animals by adding salt to the water to restore the chemical imbalance .