Main image via Twitter [Alex Journey]

This village in Indonesia was actually filled with blood-red water after floods hit a local batik factory! 

 Image via Twitter [Alex Journey]

 Image via Twitter [Alex Journey]

Images of the scene in Jenggot, Central Java,  then flooded Twitter-verse!

Red flooding in Pekalongan, Central Java. The water turns red because of the dye from local batik factory. pic.twitter.com/oQjfJqHkzq

— Alex Journey (@alexjourneyID) February 6, 2021

The dye from the batik factory seemed to have dyed the nearby rivers as well. Local disaster relief Dimas Arga Yudha said that the colour will fade eventually, when it mixes with rain water. 

To those of you who didn’t know, it’s apparently not uncommon for the rivers in Pekalongan to turn different colours as it has a number of batik factories. The city is known for its batik manufacturing.

Well, old news for them but certainly a first for us. We hope everyone is safe and that things get back to normal for the villagers! 

By: Piravina Ragunathan

Info via Mothership