The Animas River in Colorado has turned orange after about a million gallons of mine waste spilled into it last week.
The city of Durango and La Plata County have now declared a state of emergency after the incident, which was the result of a mistake by a federal cleanup crew.
The Environmental Protection Agency asked local residents to avoid the water. Read more at CNN.
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