A river in Zunyi, Guizhou becomes red, official: rainwater flushing pigments, it has returned to normal

Jimu Journalist Ding Wei

Video editing Ding Wei

On July 19, a river in Suiyang County, Zunyi, Guizhou showed unusual red, and the water quality was worrying. On the afternoon of the 20th, the staff of the Propaganda Department of the Suiyang County Party Committee responded to the Journal reporter that the rivers became red because the pigment was pushed into the river by the rain. At present, the river water has returned to normal, and no death is found due to the death of red fish and shrimp.

The video of the Internet shows that the water flow is turbulent, and the grass on both sides of the river is green, but the river water presents unusual red. After the above video was released, the water quality of the river was worried.

The red river (source: video screenshot)

It is understood that the incident of the above video is located in Fenghua Town, Suiyang County, Zunyi, Guizhou.

"There are no chemical plants nearby. After a few days of rain, I don't know how to become red." On the morning of the 20th, a resident of Fenghua Town told Jimu Journalists that local residents did not drink the water in the river.

Another local resident said that the river water has returned to normal, and the red river water does not last long.

Subsequently, Jimu Journalists called the Propaganda Department of the Suiyang County Party Committee. The staff said that on the 19th, the local town government and environmental protection department had investigated the matter. At present, the river water has returned to normal. "Through the investigation, I found that some pigments placed by the river were rushed into the river by the rain. As for where the paint came from, the investigation was still under investigation." The staff said that no fish and shrimp died due to the redness of the river. At present, the river water sample has been taken for inspection, and it will be announced in time after it comes out.

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