Dozens of Whales Stranded in Indonesia's Java Island, 10 Die

More than 30 whales were stranded on a beach on Indonesia's main island of Java and 10 of them have died, an official said Thursday.   A mass rescue operation managed to pull most of the stranded whales into the deep sea, said Wahid Noor Azis, head of the local Fishery and Maritime management.   Wahid said the whales began stranding themselves during high tide Wednesday on the coast of Pesisir village in Probolinggo district in the province of East Java.   The...

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