Pictures posted on VKontakte, the Russian equivalent to Facebook, and Instagram appear to show the River Daldykan near the city of **rilsk flowing a bright red color.*
A photo posted by Антон (@an.toto) on Sep 7, 2016 at 12:46am PDT
An indige**us group linked the river's shade to a nickel-processing factory, Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant, belonging to **rilsk Nikel, the area's most important metals company.*
Some residents claimed the River is polluted by a discharge from the plant. Others said the color was caused by wastewater mixed with mineral ore leaking from the factory into the river. Read more...