Shark alert in Australia after mass whale stranding

Ashark alert was issued on Friday in southwestern Australia after more than 150 pilot whales were stranded on a beach, with over half of them already dead. A group of experts and volunteers went to Hamelin Bay, around 315 km south of Perth, to assess the situation and attempt to rescue around 50 whales still alive on the beach and another 25 stuck in shallow waters, Efe news reported Authorities have closed down the beaches in the area and issued an alert over the possible presence of sharks, which occasiolly attack humans in this part of the country.(IANS)