Rescuers rush to save stranded whales in Tasmania after a third die

SYDNEY. KAZINFORM Around a third of the 270 pilot whales stranded on the west coast of the southern Australian state of Tasmania have died, a biologist involved in the rescue said Tuesday, adding that the complicated operation to save the remainder could take days.

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On Monday the first whales were found, followed by many more in the following hours, EFE-EPA reports.