Indonesian Town Turns The Water Red After Flood Is Due To The Batik Dye
Police told local media they were looking for those responsible for discarding the used dye that discolored the floodwaters.
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Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-07/indonesian-town-turns-blood-red-as-flood-hits-batik-factory/13130624

A surreal, blood-red river has inundated the Indonesian village of Jenggot in the wake of floods hitting a nearby textiles factory, causing a frenzy on social media.

Key points:

  • Pekalongan city is known for its manufacture of traditional Indonesian batik fabrics
  • Rivers around the city are regularly polluted by runoff from the inks used in the process
  • Environmental authorities have deployed a truck to suck up the blood-red floodwaters

Thousands of Twitter users have shared photos and videos of the village south of Pekalongan in Central Java being flooded by crimson-colored water, with some saying it reminded them of blood.

Pekalongan is a city known for batik, a traditional Indonesian method of using wax to resist water-based dyes to depict patterns and drawings, usually on fabric.

"I am so afraid if this photo gets into the bad hands of hoax spreaders," Twitter user Ayah E Arek-Arek said.

Srinivasan Perumal is the Chief Marketing Officer at KnitBrain International Pvt Ltd and loves helping source, merchandising, and launch new fashion clothing lines for the fashion brands and clients.

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