MOSCOW - Red rain fell in the Voronezh region of southern Russia, coloured by pollutants from a local paint factory, Itar-Tass news agency reported on Wednesday.
It quoted local Emergencies Ministry officials as saying the rusty-red rain, which fell on agricultural land, was coloured by ochre, a natural pigment containing clay and iron oxide.
The pollutant came from a paint factory in the nearby town of Zhuravka, an investigation found, but it presented no danger to people or animals, Tass said.
Officials in Voronezh could not be reached for comment.
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