A village in Pekalongan, Central Java province, Indonesia, was recently hit by crimson floods.
A village in Pekalongan, Central Java province, Indonesia, was recently hit by crimson floods, and many local people took pictures of the peculiar scene and uploaded them on social networking sites, which instantly caused netizens to go viral.
The flooding occurred in Pekalongan City on Saturday (Feb. 6), and photos circulated on the Internet showed crimson floods pouring into the village, flooding the streets with water up to their ankles, and local people riding and walking in the “red water.
Thousands of social media users have shared photos of the “red water” hitting the village, according to the BBC. Some Indonesian netizens said it reminded them of an apocalyptic “rain of blood” scene.
A village in Pekalongan, Central Java province, Indonesia, was hit by crimson floods recently. (SHAKA/AFP via Getty Images)
Dimas Arga Yudha, an official with the Pekalongan disaster prevention department, confirmed that the photos circulating on the Internet were real. “The floods hit a local batik factory and the dye in the factory dyed the flood waters red,” he told Reuters. “One more rain and the red water will be gone.”
In fact, this is not the first Time the city of Pekalongan has seen “discolored” flooding. Hokalangan is a city famous for its batik, and during the rainy season, there is occasionally the spectacle of rivers or floods “changing color”. Last month, another village north of Pekalongan saw a bright green flood. Some people also say that in Pekalongan, sometimes there are purple puddles on the road.”
A village in Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia, was recently hit by crimson floods.
Batik, according to Wikipedia, is an ancient hand-made anti-dyeing process. The tradition of batik is found in many countries around the world, except for the Chinese minority. However, the batik of Indonesia is the most well known to the world. Batik in Java, Indonesia, has a rich diversity of styles and is the most complete development of styles, techniques, and artisan skills in the world today.
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