Seeing the end of the world. An unusual flood submerged the village of São Lourenço do Bairro (Portugal) on Sunday. After two vats exploded at the distillery, the city streets were filled with… red wine.
Reports indicate that 2.2 million liters of red wine leaked into the village's arteries Mission. Many videos of the incident were circulated on social media, showing the red liquid sliding along the streets and seeping into homes. One of them has already been viewed more than eight million times.
The distillery apologizes
No injuries were reported, but the floods caused significant material damage after wine invaded the cellars and gardens of many residents. It also led to the flooding of the main road and neighboring roads in the town HuffPost. According to the local press, part of the wine was recovered and taken to a wastewater treatment plant.
Local authorities believe they have avoided the worst. Indeed, an environmental catastrophe could have occurred if the wine had reached the waters of the Sertima River and contaminated it. He points out that the distillery that owned the two basins apologized after the incident Southwest. She called on the affected residents to come forward and confirmed that she would repair and clean the damage.
