A waterway in the Zhejiang province in Eastern China has mysteriously turned a blood red color. The residents of the areas affected by the river turning red noted that the river looked normal at around 5:00 AM (Beijing Time) on Thursday morning, July 24, 2014.
Within an hour, the entire river turned crimson and residents stated that they smell something strange through the air in the areas of the affected river. According to authorities who was sent to the area to investigate, they have found the cause of the incident.
Inspectors from the Wenzhou Environmental Protection Bureau got water samples that seems to indicate the suspicious color was a result of illegal dumping in the river.
In an interview with China News, Jianfeng Xiao, chief of the bureau who investigated the incident was quoted as saying “We suspect that somebody dumped artificial coloring in the water because they thought the typhoon yesterday would cause heavy rain, and nobody would notice (the color),” he stated.
According to authorities, there is a paper manufacturer, a food coloring company and clothing maker along the river, the bureau is still investigating the incident and gathered more details the main reason behind the mysterious river in China that turns red.
The photos of the mysterious red river in China also went viral on social networking sites in China particularly in Weibo. One Weibo user commented, “The really weird thing is that we have been able to catch fish because the water is normally so clear,” he said and noted that was their experience, before the river turned to red.
