A Russian resort owner in Murcia, Negros Occidental is in hot water for defacing a 40-meter stretch of riverbed to make the area colorful.
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00:00A Russian resort owner in Murcia, Negros Occidental, is in hot water for defacing a 40-meter stretch
00:06of riverbed to make the area colorful.
00:10Authorities are preparing complaints against Ivan Orlov for violation of the Clean Water
00:13Act of 2004, vandalism, and malicious mischief.
00:17Orlov reportedly painted a 40-meter stretch of the riverbed, including many boulders,
00:21rocks, and stones, along the Asea River.
00:24The river is the main source of the sixth and seventh waterfalls at the provincial government-run
00:28Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary.
00:32Authorities say the paint caused environmental damage.
00:34Attempts to contact Orlov have been unsuccessful.
00:37His staff claimed he was abroad for business.
00:40The defacing of the riverbed not only caught the attention of local authorities, but has
00:44also sparked outrage online.