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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ap Correspondent

Heavy rain turns sea bright red at popular tourist beach

The water at Red Beach turned crimson this week -

A dramatic natural spectacle unfolded on Iran's Hormuz Island this week, as heavy rainfall transformed the coastline of its renowned Red Beach.

Streams of vivid red soil, washed down from the island's iron oxide-rich cliffs, poured into the Persian Gulf, dyeing the normally blue waters a striking crimson.

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