Sea water turns red in Xiamen

A woman stands in front of a sea area where water has turned red in Xiamen, capital of east China's Fujian Province Saturday, April 21, 2007. No sewage pipe has been found along the colored coast, about three kilometers long. An oceanographer with Xiamen University said the red sea water might be a result of red tide, but stressed further examination has to be carried out before a conclusion can be drawn.



A man cleans up waste from a sea area where water has turned red in Xiamen, capital of east China's Fujian Province Saturday, April 21, 2007. No sewage pipe has been found along the colored coast, about three kilometers long. An oceanographer with Xiamen University said the red sea water might be a result of red tide, but stressed further examination has to be carried out before a conclusion can be drawn.