WATCH: Security footage captured the moment dozens of migratory birds dropped dead in mid-flight in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Mexico

Um, WHAT?

Security footage captured the moment dozens of migratory birds dropped dead in mid-flight in the city of Ciudad Cuauhtémoc in Mexico:

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

Security footage shows a flock of yellow-headed blackbirds drop dead in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua pic.twitter.com/mR4Zhh979K

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 14, 2022

Here’s the aftermath:

#México 🇲🇽
Cientos de aves Tordo Cabeza Amarilla, que migran desde Canadá hasta el norte de México, cayeron muertas durante la mañana del lunes 7 de febrero en #Cuauhtémoc, #Chihuahua, en las
calles de Álvaro Obregón.pic.twitter.com/AQ1Pub0giH

— 🅸🅽🅵🅾🆂🅸🆂🅼🅾🅻🅾🅶🅸🅲 (@EarthquakeChil1) February 11, 2022

So far, “authorities don’t know what caused the event”:

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1493419803213807616

There’s speculation the birds flew through “toxic smoke” or “may have been electrocuted after standing on power lines”. From Yahoo News a

It is preliminarily suspected that the birds could have died due to inhaling toxic smoke, maybe from a heater or they may have been electrocuted after standing on power lines.

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