Hundreds of whales are stranded in New Zealand

About 125 pepper whales died in New Zealand after drifting to the coast during the last two weekends.

Conservationists and volunteers surround a pepper whale near the coast of Colville, North Island, New Zealand on December 27.Photo: AP.

AP said, 63 flower whales drifted to the coast of Colville on the North Island of New Zealand. Lifeguards and volunteers put wet cloths on the whales' bodies to prevent their dehydration under the blazing sun. They only took 43 children to the sea on Sunday thanks to big waves.

Steve Bolten, an employee of the New Zealand Conservation Department, said that whales flock to the coast due to disorientation or illness.

Elsewhere, New Zealand officials today confirmed 105 dead whales died last Saturday after landing on the country's southern island. Hans Stoffregen, director of the Golden Bay Biodiversity Program, said a pilots pilot saw them. Only 30 children are still breathing as rescue workers arrive.

Two volunteers looked at the corpses of pepper whales on the coast of Colville, North Island, New Zealand.

"Their health is very poor. Two-thirds of whales are dead when we arrive at the scene. The sun is so big that their bodies lose water quickly. We feel the pain in their eyes , " Southland Times reported. quote Mr. Stoffregen.

Every year whales leave Antarctica in the summer and move north to reach the seas they can breed. They often drift to the beaches of New Zealand and Australia during this process. Until now scientists have not found the cause of whales stranding.