India, March 13 -- A video of a beach turning blood red amid heavy rainfall has evoked mixed feelings of horror and amazement among people. Some social media users floated theories of extreme weather or unexplained phenomena, but the truth is rather simple. This truly unique scene results from a particular type of soil present in the region.

The video captured people's attention a few days ago despite being originally posted last month. A tour guide shared it on Instagram. When translated from Persian into English, the caption posted along with the video reads, "The start of the heavy rain of the famous Red Beach of Hormoz. Serasima tourists seeing this rain is amazing."

In the video, torrential rain carries crimson soil down to the bea...