Up to 70 whales stranded in southern Australia

Sydney (AFP) Sept 21, 2020

Around 70 whales are stranded in a bay on the Australian island of Tasmania, officials said Monday, with marine experts now mobilising to see if a rescue is possible. The whales are in Macquarie Harbour, on the island's rugged and sparsely populated west coast, where they are believed to be stuck on a sandbar. Police are on site and marine experts are being deployed to assess the situati