A stream turns blood red in Argentina, residents blame pollution

A stream on the outskirts of Buenos Aires turned red on Thursday, causing concern among the residents who blamed it on pollution.

People living in the city of Argentina capital, six miles (10 km) from the center of the capital, describe the waking up from the smell coming out of the river.

Maria Dukomals told AFP, “Smell woke us up. During the day, when we saw this part of the river, it was completely red, all were tainted.”

“It looked like a river covered in blood,” said 52 -year -old, it’s terrible. “

For the province of Buenos Aires, the Ministry of Environment said in a statement that the water sample was taken to determine which substance caused malaise, citing the possibility of “organic dye”.

According to the AFP journalist, the color of the stream, which passes through an area of ​​cloth and hides the processing factories, faded by late noon.

“It’s terrible, you don’t have to be an inspector to see how much pollution the poor Sarandi is suffering from,” said Dukomals, who has been in the area for more than 30 years.

“We have seen the river in other colors – we have seen it blue, green, pink, perpleish, with Greece at the top that looks like oil,” he said, Aas to dump garbage in the river. Claimed nearby factories.

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