Chinese river mysteriously turns blood red overnight

A river in China has mysteriously turned blood red overnight in what is either a sign of the impending apocalypse or, as authorities suspect, illegal dumping.

Locals in China's Zhejiang province said that when they woke up the river looked normal, but within an hour it began to run a deep crimson.

Residents also noted a strange smell wafted through the air.

Although inspectors from the Wenzhou Environmental Protection Bureau have not pinpointed the cause of the colour change, they suspect illegal dumping in the river could be to blame.

Source: ABCNews