Viral videos circulating online show how recent torrential rain has turned the landscape of an island red.
Hormuz Island near Iran in the Persian Gulf turned red, dramatic footage shows, after a downpour swept through the Middle Eastern island.
The scientific explanation behind this visually impressive event lies in the island's unique geology.
Hormuz is rich in iron oxide, particularly hematite – a mineral that gives the soil and rocks a deep reddish hue.
According to geologists, when rainwater seeps through the island's iron-rich terrain, it dissolves and transports iron oxide particles to the coast.
The result is a red stain of sand and water, which intensifies in areas where erosion is most active.
This phenomenon is completely natural and harmless, although its uncanny resemblance to "a rain of blood" has caused reactions online.
Hormuz Island is a small key island in the Strait of Hormuz off the southern coast of Iran and is home to several thousand inhabitants.
It is also known locally as the Rainbow Island due to its colorful soils and rock formations. /Telegraph/
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