Blood -red water: residents accuse factories in Buenos Aires!

Blood -red water: residents accuse factories in Buenos Aires!

Avellaneda, Argentinien - In Argentina, a river that comes from near Buenos Aires ensures excitement among the residents. The Sarandí River is currently shining in an alarming blood red, which triggers concern among the residents of the municipality of Avellaneda. The residents, like the 52-year-old María DucoMls, report that the river looks like "a Blutbach". Many are convinced that the surrounding factories, which lead waste into the river, are responsible for this dramatic discoloration, such as the Kleine Zeitung reported.

The Ministry of Environment of the Province of Buenos Aires has already taken measures and water samples to analyze the cause of the striking red color. According to their first explanations, the discoloration could have been triggered by "organic" substances. However, resident DucoMls expresses severe concerns and refers to the numerous companies, including several textile and fur processing factories, which in their opinion are responsible for pollution. These factories have already ensured a contaminated river in the past. "We have already seen him bluish or slightly green, pink, purple - and with a layer of fat on the water that looks like oil," she added, as well as from the Welt is reported.

The residents are concerned about the possible pollution and demand measures to restore the river. The blue, green and even purple of water in the past gives you the reason to assume that there is a serious environmental crisis here. The investigation by the authorities is pursued with extreme attention, since the result will decide on the upcoming steps to secure water quality and to protect the Sarandí.