Rotting dead whale washes up in Canadian town – video
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A dead blue whale washed into the Trout river in Newfoundland, Canada, is expanding and causing a stench as it slowly rots. Locals are concerned the 25-metre mammal may explode, as can happen when their carcasses are left to decay. The whale is likely to be one of a group that died several weeks ago in heavy ice
