- Pink substance suddenly started to seep into streets in Saroornagar, Hyderabad
- Witnesses said it bubbled up out of manholes and was five feet deep in places
- Bystanders said the foam ‘reeks unbearably’ and fear skin rashes if they touch it
Officials have been left baffled by a river of foul-smelling pink foam that gushed up out of drain holes following a rain storm in India.
Locals in the Saroornagar neighbourhood the city of Hyderabad say they fear poisoning from the mysterious foam.
A video shows worried locals standing looking at the pinkish substance as it coats their street, as cars in the road tries to pass through.
Witnesses said it bubbled up out of manholes and was five or six feet deep in places.
Officials have been left baffled by a river of foul-smelling pink foam that gushed up out of drain holes following a rain storm in India
Locals in the Saroornagar neighbourhood the city of Hyderabad say they fear poisoning from the mysterious foam
Citizens say the foam ‘reeks unbearably’ and fear skin rashes or worse if they touch it.
Local Yadav Reddy told Indian media: ‘The foam built up to a height of six feet, engulfing all the vehicles parked outside. We were locked in and could not go out.’
Sanitation worker Sanju Kumar said: ‘We had to bring in four tankers of water and spray the water across the foam.
‘Even when it subsided, the excess water from the stormwater drains gushed out like a fountain, breaking open the manholes.’
City health officer Mallikarjun Rao said that the foam had been dissipated using water and added: ‘We are also sanitising the affected area with bleaching powder and lime.’
There were no nearby industrial operations that could have caused the foam, he said, and that factories in more distant areas but connected to the same drain network would be investigated.
A video shows worried locals standing looking at the pinkish substance as it coats their street