Nearby residents complain that nothing has been done to fix the issue since it arose over a week ago. They believe the root of the problem stems from chemical waste poured into the stream from neighboring greeneries.
"They didn't even test the water. This could be very serious, you know," told lenta.ru one of the locals, while others note that the contaminated water flows into the bigger Tura "about to be consumed in Tyumen."
Tweet: Tymen now has its own "crimson river." Local residents upload picture of a river that has unnatural color
Comment: Over the years, and all over the world, many bodies of water have been recorded as suddenly turning red; is it the result of chemical waste or is something else happening?
- Another European river turns 'blood' red overnight, this time in Slovakia!
- River turns blood red overnight in The Netherlands!
- River turns blood red overnight alarming residents in Guatemala
- Yet another European river turns 'blood' red overnight, this time in Northampton, UK
- Yangtze River turns red
- Lagoon becomes blood red in Mexico
- Sea waters turn red in Italian port city (PHOTOS)
- Chinese river turns blood-red over a couple of hours
- Lebanon: Beirut River mysteriously runs blood red
Other equally perplexing phenomena has also been on the increase: