YEONCHEON: Imjin River of South Korean has got a new name as the river of blood after it got polluted red due to the pig’s blood from South Korea.

The river turned red from the blood of thousands of slaughtered pigs culled to halt the spread of African Swine Fever(ASF).

The river near the inter-Korean border has turned red after heavy rains caused blood to flow from a border burial site into it.

African swine fever is highly contagious and incurable, with a near-zero survival rate for infected pigs, but it is not much danger to humans.

Addressing the concerns regarding the potential infection from the blood, the authority said there was no chance of transmission as they were disinfected before being slaughtered.

(Agencies)