Polluted Vigan River in General MacArthur, Eastern Samar

The pictures below show Vigan River in General MacArthur, Eastern Samar, on April 12, 2013. The bright red color of the river sediments, which is unusual and unnatural for rivers in Samar island, is due to iron oxides deposition. The degree of deposition of this iron compound is clearly not of natural origin. It is severe pollution probably due to iron mining activities upstream. It is easy to speculate that not many aquatic

organisms can survive under this polluted environment. 

Upstream from Vigan bridge

Downstream from Vigan bridge