Russia's Daldykan River Turns Bloody Red Color As Locals Blame Nearby Metals Plant

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Russia's Daldykan River Turns Bloody Red Color As Locals Blame Nearby Metals Plant - by Ed Mazza, Overnight Editor/ Weird News/ The Huffington Post/ huffingtonpost.com

"A river in Russia has turned the color of blood, something many locals blame on a leak at a nearby nickel plant.

A number of images shared across social media showed the waters of the Daldykan River near the Siberian city of Norilsk turning an alarming shade of crimson..."

The Daldykan River in Siberia has recently turned red, and the cause is not yet known.
Liza Udilova / Greenpeace


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A Siberian River Has Mysteriously Turned Blood Red - by Merrit Kennedy/ The Two-Way: Breaking News from NPR/ National Public Radio/ npr.org

"Alarmed Russians are sharing photos on social media of a Siberian river that has suddenly and mysteriously turned blood red.

Russian authorities are trying to determine the cause of the ominous change to the Daldykan River, located above the Arctic Circle and flowing through the mining town of Norilsk. Photos posted on Facebook by the Association of the Indigenous Peoples of the Taimir Peninsula clearly show the river has turned a vivid red.

As National Geographic reported, two major theories are emerging to explain the change. "The first is that the red color comes from the large quantity of iron that occurs naturally in the ground in that region," National Geographic said. "The second is a chemical leak."..."


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