Italy's famous Venetian canal is one of the must-visit attractions in many people's lives, and it is very romantic to take a boat on the winding canal to enjoy the scenery, but recently some sections of the river have been dyed a whole strange fluorescent green, and the police are currently investigating the cause of the incident, some people speculate that it may be a protest against the environmental protection of the land, and the authorities have collected river water samples for analysis.
As far as the eye can see, the surface of the river is dyed an eerie fluorescent green, which is very incongruous with the scenery.
According to foreign media reports such as "BBC" and CNN, residents living near the Rialto Bridge, the oldest in Venice, got up on Sunday (28th) and walked out of their homes, and were horrified to find that the water on the canal was dyed fluorescent green, and quickly reported to the authorities; A spokesman for the governor said they had taken samples of the river, checked surveillance images and asked the boatman if any suspicious persons had been found.
Authorities have urgently collected samples of river water and launched an investigation
While there are suspicions that protests may have been carried out by the environmental movement, so far no environmental group has claimed responsibility. Netizens also began to speculate that the fluorescent green river water may be some kind of algae overgrowth, or someone illegally dumped chemicals into the canal.
Boat trips through the Venetian canals are synonymous with romance and charm, and the picture shows the water of the canal that is not dyed green under normal circumstances.
However, CNN reported that this is not the first time that the Venetian canal has "changed color"; As early as 1968, an Argentine artist, Nicolas Garcia Uriburu, poured the synthetic organic compound fluorescein as a dye into the canal at the annual festival "Venice Biennale", dyeing the river green, hoping to draw attention to ecological issues.