New Zealand rescuers attempt to refloat 100 whales

Rescuers attempted to refloat around 100 stranded whales on Saturday at the northwest end of New Zealand's South Island, Golden Bay. Over 300 carcasses littered the beach after one of the country's largest recorded mass whale strandings. A local broadcaster said 120 whales had been refloated on Friday by the high tide by lunchtime, but 90 beached again as the tide ebbed.

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