Terrified because the river changed color, red like blood in Russia

Russian authorities are opening an investigation to determine why the Daldykan river in Norilsk city turned red like blood.

The Guardian news website said it is possible that a pipe of nickel production plants near the river is broken causes the river water to be red. The Russian government ordered an investigation to clarify the case.

Since September 6, many people have begun to share the image of the Daldykan river which is unnaturally red on social networking sites. Some people said that the river also changed colors in June.

Industrial waste may be the reason why this river water changes color.

Some users claim that iron ore in the soil has changed the color of the river, but others say industrial waste may be the reason. The river runs near Nadezhda metallurgical plant of Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium.

In a statement yesterday (September 7), Russia's Ministry of Natural Resources and Natural Environment said authorities are investigating complaints about unknown chemical contamination, possibly due to a "sugar". The sludge tube of Norilsk Nickel is broken ".

The side of Norilsk Nickel has denied that industrial waste has leaked into the Daldykan River and said: "The color of the river is not different from normal." But the company said that they temporarily reduced production to monitor the situation. Norilsk mayor's office also reassured the people: the city's water supply came from other sources.

According to Denis Koshevoi, a graduate student at the Vernadsky Institute for geochemistry and analytical chemistry, who is studying pollution in the region, Norilsk Nickel has introduced chemicals from the Nadezhda plant to a nearby waste dam. pipeline. The group also pumped metal ore from ore factories to Nadezhda.

The image of the Daldykan river is unnaturally red on social networking sites.

"There were recurring accidents when the pipes broke and these chemicals poured into the Daldykan river - that's why it changed colors," Koshevoi said.

Norilsk used to be a labor reform in 1935 and is famous for its harsh winter with two consecutive months of extreme nights and high levels of industrial pollution.