The Sarandy River, which flows with the suburb of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, suddenly became bright red, which caused anxiety among the locals. About it reports Sky News .
Photos of an unusual phenomenon appeared in social networks, and locals claim that this is not the first case of a change in the color of the river. According to them, Sarandi's water had previously acquired gray, green, purple, blue and brown.
“I have lived here all my life. Today we have this red water. She was gray, green, purple, blue ... very brown, ” one of the residents said.
Another resident mentioned the case where the river became yellow and had a sharp sour smell.
Local ecologists have already taken red water for laboratory tests. The causes of color are still unknown, but previously similar phenomena have been associated with industrial discharges into reservoirs.
Local authorities urged the population to avoid contact with water until the cause of its contamination was established.
