Argentina Canal replaces bright red, dangerous residents
A canal in a suburb of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, turned bright red on Thursday, putting the local residents in danger.
Pictures and videos show the intensive colored water flowing in the Rio de la Plata, the boundary of an ecological reserve.
Local media reports suggest that color can be caused by dumping of textile dye or chemical waste from a nearby depot.
The Environment Ministry said in a statement that water samples were taken from the SASI canal to determine the cause of color change.
The AFP news agency said that the color of water had lost its intensity by late afternoon.
Residents have claimed that many local companies dispose of toxic waste in the waterway, which passes through a area of leather processing and textile factories from a few 10 km (6 mi) from the capital center.
A woman named Sylvia told a resident, local news channel C5N, although it had now turned red, “other times it was yellow, with an acidic odor that makes us sick even in the throat”.
“I live a block from the stream. Today, it has no smell. There are no factories in the area, although warehouses.”
Another resident, Maria Ducomols, dumped waste to AFP industries in the area in the area, and said that he saw it in different colors in the past – “Blue, a little green, pink, a little bit of lilac, top Greece With “.
