The River Irwell has turned a strange shade of green as it passes through Radcliffe, in Greater Manchester with one local official blaming the colour change on an “organised dump” of a milky white substance into the waterway.
Major UK river turns 'milky green' after mysterious white liquid dumped into water
The River Irwell has turned a strange shade of green as it passes through Radcliffe, in Greater Manchester with one local official blaming the colour change on an “organised dump” of a milky white substance into the waterway.
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22:54, 11 Aug 2026
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