Why is the yangtze river red
the
Yangtze River Turns Blood Red in Chongqing, China
residents in China's southwestern mega
city of Chongqing have been puzzled by
the strange size this week these images
of the Yangtze River the longest in
China have been surfacing since
Wednesday this stretch of the river
around Chongqing looks like it's been
dyed blood-red local suspect that severe
pollution is the course but Chongqing's
Environmental Protection has another
explanation sand official reports are
saying that flooding upstream washed
excess sand downstream
turning the river bright red the bureau
also made a point of saying they did not
find any evidence of illegal sewage
dumping but netizens have been
questioning the official announcement
investigations are ongoing
