On November 23rd it was reported that the waters of the Pambak River suddenly took on a reddish hue. A unit of the Lori Emergency Services and employees of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Nature Protection arrived on the scene to investigate the strange occurence. Water samples were taken for analysis. The Ministry's Press Office later stated that the water samples showed no traces of "foreign bodies" since their employees arrived several hours after the incident was reported. The Press Office was at a loss to explain the possible causes for the strange reddish waters.