The fish in question fell on the township of Lajamanu which is on the edge of the Tanami Desert and hundreds of kilometres from open water.
One witness is quoted as saying that "It rained fish in Lajamanu on Thursday and Friday night, they fell from the sky everywhere. These fish were alive when they hit the ground."
Not only have fish been committing mass suicide by raining from the sky, but they have also been flinging themselves at bemused fishermen. In one case a 30kg (66lbs) fish jumped straight into the arms of one very lucky guy.
All we need now is a rain of chips. And lemon and tartare sauce if it's not too much trouble.
Source: NT News - http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/02/28/127891_ntnews.html;
Cairns Post - http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2010/03/02/96765_local-news.html
