red river

The startling sight of the blood red Daldykan River is nothing new, starting from the 1990s.

Shocking pictures reveal colour of Daldykan River with locals claiming the waste from a nickel plant is to blame.

Locals warned not to use water for baths as authorities urgently check for radioactive or toxic substances.

The Molchanka’s waters have been this strange hue for a week, and now feared pollution threatens drinking supplies in city of Tyumen.

Image of 'polluted red river' caused shock but Nornickel stresses it is committed to cleaning up environment, and there will be no repeat.

Inspectors fear a ‘gross misuse of bio-waste’ from a bankrupt poultry farm in Primorsky region.

Shocking puce water as nearby nickel processing plant says cause is decades of contamination in Soviet times which company is working to overcome.

In fact, the 'rain’ turning all cars red in a Norilsk parking lot is a sign that pollution IS finally being tackled.

Pedal power challenge as the Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme ultra-stage bicycle race heads from Moscow to Vladivostok.

Russian ecologist says his undercover trip shows Arctic ecosystem is irreversibly damaged, as whistleblower in ecological watchdog quits and leaves town.