10-meter long dead whale cleared from Qatar's Al Huwaila beach

A 15-ton dead whale found on Al Huwaila beach in northern Qatar was removed by a government beach clean crew earlier this week.

Photographs posted by the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning (Baladiya) show the 10-meter long whale being lifted by a digger off the beach on Tuesday.

The ministry did not give any details of the type of whale or how they believed the mammal died.

A number of animals have been removed in recent years after washing up on Qatar's shoreline.

In September, a dead dolphin was removed from Al Wakrah port, while in March, a reader sent photos of a dead sea lion that remained out in the open for several days outside Al Khor.