It is the last thing the residents of Chongqing would have expected to see.
But the Yangtze river, which runs through the city in south-western China, turned a bright shade of orange-red yesterday.
The waterway where the Yangtze met the Jialin River provided a fascinating contrast as the red started to filter into the other river.
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| Meeting point: A ship sails across the junction of the polluted Yangtze River (left) and the Jialin River in Chongqing, China |
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| Dirty/clean: A ship sails across the junction of the Yangtze River and the Jialin River at the exact spot where the dyed river starts to bleed into the Jialin |
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| Close-up: Whatever it was that dyed the river was almost orange in color |
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| While officials investigate the cause of the colouring, one fisherman went about his daily business as if nothing had happened |
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| Check it out! Some residents were so amazed that they collected samples in water bottle |
In Luoyang, a small town in central China, called the atenció of inhabitants and authorities when they saw the Jian river water blood red.
Police reported that the red color is due to a factory paint fireworks illegally spilled. However many believe that it is a lie of the authorities, because what happened awarded an apocalyptic sign.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk
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