The river turning blood red made the Russians fear

The phenomenon as bloody as the people in a Russian city fear of affecting drinking water.

The small river Molchanka flows through the Russian city of Tyumen, suddenly turning red, causing panic among locals and experts, Mirror reported yesterday. Authorities in western Siberia have not yet published the results of water samples taken from the river, but many residents suspect the cause of the unknown chemical discharge into the water.

The small river Molchanka flows through the Russian city of Tyumen, suddenly turning red.

"Molchanka river turns red or orange-colored about a week ago. Unusual colors can be seen most clearly in the neighborhoods Novotarmansky and Molchanova," said Maria Parashchenko, a resident of Novotarmansky village.

"We have not been able to make any statements about why the river has changed color. We have never met this phenomenon before, so we are waiting for the test results , " an agency spokesman said. government Rosprirodnadzor said.

"We are still in the process of identifying the source of pollution. Authorities from the Federal Supervision Agency and the Tyumen provincial government are traveling along the river to check if there is a discharge business. We took samples of water along the contaminated area and hoped to clarify the incident in the next few days , " said Alexander Rein, head of Tyumen Provincial Water Resources and Ecology Agency.