A channel in a suburb of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, turned bright red on Thursday, which raises the anxiety of the locals.
Pictures and videos show intense water that flows into a esophagus, RIO De La Plata, which limits ecological reserves.
Local media reports indicate that the color may be the result of dumping the tissue dye, or by chemical waste from a nearby warehouse.
The Ministry of Environment said in a statement that the water samples had been taken from Sarand channel to determine the reason for changing the color.
By late in the afternoon, the water has lost some intensity, according to Agence France -Presse news agency.
Residents claimed that many local companies get rid of toxic waste in the waterway, which passes through an area of leather treatment and textile factories about 10 km (6 miles) from the center of the capital.
A resident, a woman named Silvia, told the local C5N news channel that although it has now turned red, “at other times it was yellow, with an acid smell that makes us sick even in the throat.”
“I live a mass of current. Today, it has no smell. There are not many factories in the area, although there are warehouses.”
Maria Docomls, Maria Docomles, said to make France B in the area that separates waste in the water, and said she saw that she was differently colored in the past – “bluish, small green, pink, small purple, with grease at the top,” said Maria Docomls, Maria Docomles, to make France B in the area that separates waste in the water, and said that she saw that she was differently colored in the past – “Blue, small green, pink, small purple, with grease at the top,” she said.
