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Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. A city with a population of over 18 million in one of the most densely populated areas in the world. The level of violent crime, murder, and terrorism makes Dhaka one of the most dangerous cities in the world. September 13, 2016. Student Amir Hussain returns home from college. But as he approaches the house, he freezes in place at the horrific sight. I've never seen anything like it before. It's just real blood. For Hussein, this shocking scene indicates a terrible message from heaven. Is God punishing us? For many, this is an all- too-real version of scenes depicting a religious
Armageddon. In the Bible, the Nile River in Egypt turns into blood, which is one of the 10 plagues sent by God. And in Islam, the most terrible torment of hell is to swim forever in a river of blood. They may think it could be the end of the world. It's like the apocalypse. The ominous footage is shocking and puzzling scientists It's like someone cut an artery in Dhaka. Records indicate that this is not the first time blood has appeared on the city's streets. In the state of Kerala, India, in 2001, unusual storms caused torrential downpours of blood- red rain. Strange rains fell across the state for 2
months. Even more bizarrely, in 2008, in La Sierra Choco, a tiny village deep in the Colombian jungle, locals reported red rain that lasted for 30 minutes. When scientists took samples, the shocking results showed that it was not rain, but blood. This remains a mystery. 200 villagers are convinced that they have witnessed a real miracle. Chemist Kishore Garry analyzes footage from Dhaka. It's almost impossible for him to believe that blood is actually flowing through the city. He suspects that the rich red color of the liquid may indicate a catastrophic industrial accident. We never see so much color in the water, especially such a reddish hue. The only time I've seen this before was during an accident at a chemical plant.
Kolontar, Hungary, October 2010. A dam containing toxic waste from an aluminum plant collapses, releasing a red tidal wave. The high iron oxide content gives the pollution a blood- red color, and sodium oxide causes chemical burns. Hundreds of people flee as floods engulf three towns, leaving eight dead and more than 120 injured. Unfortunately, there have been many chemical spills throughout human history that have caused destruction for generations, and this case could be no different. A record check reveals one industry in the city that has a history of creating huge amounts of
toxic waste. It turns out that Dhaka does indeed have a leather industry. So, you have animal hides that are processed and turned into leather. This is an extremely polluting industry. The city's leather industry creates about 3/4 million cubic feet of toxic waste every day. That's enough to fill eight Olympic-sized swimming pools. And all of this toxic waste contains a deadly chemical agent- arsenic. Arsenic attacks the body's cells, leading to multiple organ failure, bleeding, and painful death. Difficult to detect, it became the poison of choice for murderers in Victorian Britain, with a third of all poisonings involving arsenic. And these are just the
murders that have reached trial. In Dhaka, if this flood contains high levels of arsenic, millions of people could be at risk. We see poisons being released right into the heart of the city center. The problem is not just the arsenic emitted by tanneries. This chemical is present in the groundwater of Dhaka and in many countries around the world, including the United States. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, drinking water from private unlicensed wells could put 13 million
Americans at risk, even at low doses. Over time, arsenic has been linked to heart disease and skin and lung cancer. But when Kishore Hari discovers images of blood-red waters taken two days after the initial footage, he notices an important new clue. The color appears to be changing, slowly transitioning from bright red to a duller, almost rusty hue. forces Hari to admit that his worst fears have come true. This is real blood in the water. A crimson tide is flooding Dhaka, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. New images of the flood, showing the liquid changing from red to brown, convince chemist Kishore Hari of the horrific truth.
This is real blood in the water because over time it oxidizes, changing from that bright red color when you first see blood from a cut to a more rusty hue. Science journalist Jeff Wise investigates where this river of blood could have come from. He checks the date of the video. Could there be some connection with Islam here? In particular, with the Muslim ritual holiday called Eid al- Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice. The Feast of Sacrifice commemorates how God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son. Therefore, every year to
celebrate this, believers sacrifice an animal. During this process, a huge amount of blood is produced. But it would take not one, but countless slaughtered animals to drown the city in blood. This is terrible. It is literally a river of blood. Mass animal sacrifices are reported in other parts of the world. Every 5 years, Nepal hosts the world's largest mass slaughter as a token of gratitude to the Hindu goddess Gadhimai. In 2009, over half a million buffaloes, goats, and chickens were beheaded. 5 million people came to see this two-day bloody ritual. The practice of animal sacrifice has even reached the suburbs of America. In San Antonio, Texas, 12 people were arrested in March 2018
after neighbors saw a group dismembering animals with knives. In Dhaka, it was discovered that at least 100,000 cows, goats, and sheep had their throats cut and dismembered. Countless gallons of blood were spilled. Unfortunately, there was a blockage in the sewer, so the blood flowed into the streets and turned them this bright red color. But Amir Hussein, who has seen many other Muslim sacrifices, considers blood on the street a bad sign. I've never seen anything like it before in my life. What awaits us next? Is the worst coming our way
