The Phenomenon Of The Redness Of The Ombilin River After The Flood Becomes A Spotlight, Suddenly Similar To Switzerland
JAKARTA - The natural phenomenon has again attracted public attention after the circulation of a number of videos showing the clarity of the Ombilin River in West Sumatra.
The footage, which was widely circulated on social media, shows the flow of rivers with a green color of Zamrud, raising the admiration of netizens because it looks like a view of rivers abroad.
The video uploaded via the Instagram account @core_id shows the flow of water from the Ombilin River sourced from Lake Singkarak looks so clear and calm when crossing residential areas. The clarity of this river is similar in the Aare river, Switzerland.
According to information in the upload, the change in river water color became cleaner after heavy rains flushed the West Sumatra region in recent times.
"Residents share the condition of the Ombilin River whose water comes from the overflow of Lake Singkarak, after heavy rains that hit West Sumatra, blue, green and clean. This is the natural condition if it is not damaged," wrote the account on the Instagram caption.
This upload immediately sparked various reactions from social media users, many of whom felt they did not believe that the Ombilin River could look that beautiful.
Comment after comment appeared, from doubt to admiration. A number of netizens expressed their surprise in the comments column.
"Not AI, right?" wrote the netizen. "Is this a filter or not?" asked another netizen. "It doesn't mean July. This is very visible for the color to be edited to regulate gradation and others. The color of the tree is too light," commented another netizen.
However, one of the netizens who claimed to be a local resident also clarified that the video was true.
"This is real. My house is 3km from this river, the water is clear from the singkarak lake. If it is shallower than this, it is clear that the river base is rocks and sand, very clear," said the netizen.
Behind the beauty that can be seen, the condition of Lake Singkarak itself previously became concerning after being one of the points affected by flash floods that hit three provinces in Sumatra.
The disaster that occurred on November 26 caused piles of logs and garbage to fall into the lake, making it the location of the last material shelter carried by flood currents from upstream a number of large rivers.
Citing data from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on the Dashboard for Flood Emergency Management and Landslides of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra Provinces in 2025, today Wednesday, December 3, 2025 afternoon, it was confirmed that the number of victims who died increased to 753 people and 650 people were declared missing, and 2,600 people were injured.