Animal sacrifices as part of the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha have combined with rain in Dhaka to form rivers of blood in the streets of the Bangladeshi capital. — Edward Rees (@ReesEdward) A bit of rain and Eid and the roads run red with blood. #Dhaka #Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/7WJRxAj8LNBut local media said most residents eschewed the special areas, preferring to make sacrifices in their garages or on the streets outside their homes. The result was a nightmarish blending of blood and water that filled streets and narrow lanes across Dhaka from Tuesday morning. — NewsCrunch (@NewsCrunch1) Blood river: civic nightmare in Dhaka after rain water flows with Eid bloodhttps://t.co/9ug7My7eC5 pic.twitter.com/ulT1b2ohQk“I felt I was walking through a post-apocalyptic neighbourhood,” said Atish Saha, a Dhaka-based artist.

Source: The Guardian September 14, 2016 08:03 UTC