Modern Mysteries

Mystery surrounds blood red river in Russia

By T.K. Randall
September 8, 2016 ·  16 comments
The disconcerting color first became apparent after photographs of the river, which runs near to the Arctic city of Norilsk, were uploaded on to social media by concerned locals.

Crimson Red: River in Siberia mysteriously turns color https://t.co/jIzc4WCU7p pic.twitter.com/sp7iHF7cGi

— RT (@RT_com) September 8, 2016

Some have suggested that the discoloration could be due to iron ore in the rocks while others have placed blame on a possible broken pipeline outside the nearby Nadezhda metallurgical factory."Periodically there are accidents when these pipes break and the solutions spill and get into the Daldykan – that's why it changes colour," geochemist Denis Koshevoi told the Guardian.

Norilsk Nickel however, which runs the facility, has denied that a chemical spill had taken place.

Source: The Guardian | Comments (16)

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