Blood red sky in Chinese port-city Zhoushan, check pics

Residents in China's eastern port city Zhoushan were stunned as the skies turned blood-red briefly on the weekend. The rare phenomenon created panic among the residents as some thought of it as an indication of an apocalypse. The pictures and videos went viral on social media.

Published on: May 11, 2022 1:43 PM IST

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China's sky turned blood red for a brief period of time over the weekend, creating panic among the citizens. (Twitter/@tongbingxue)

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According to local reports, the red colour of the sky was generated by the "refraction of the red light that was coming from a fishing boat harvesting Pacific saury." (Twitter/@PDLive2)

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According to Chinese media reports, the Zhoushan Meteorological Bureau said, “it was foggy and cloudy in Zhoushan on Saturday and it was drizzling at the time of the red sky, which might have been caused by the reflection of light from the low-level clouds.” (Twitter/@PDLive2)

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Several residents believed the blood-red sky to be a huge fire or an apocalypse. (Twitter/@RufusInayat)

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Blood red sky in Chinese port-city Zhoushan (Twitter/@Lorphicnews)