Sao Lorenco de Bairro in Portugal was in for a shock on Sunday when a river of purple wine started flowing by the streets of the small city.

Residents watched surprised as thousands and thousands of litres of wine flowed down from a steep hill within the city and gushed down the streets, studies stated. Videos present a seemingly infinite river of wine flowing down the city’s lanes.

The residents of Levira, Portugal have been in for a shock when 2.2 million liters of purple wine got here roaring down their streets on Sunday. The liquid originated from the Levira Distillery, additionally situated within the Anadia area, the place it had been resting in wine tanks awaiting bottling. pic.twitter.com/lTUNUOPh9B

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The mysterious wine river originated from a city distillery the place tanks carrying barrels with over 2 million litres of purple wine unexpectedly burst, The New York Post said.

The large spill, which may fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, additionally raised an environmental alert because the river of wine was headed to an precise river close by. The wine additionally reportedly flooded a basement at a house close to the distillery earlier than it made its method to the remainder of the city.

The fireplace division swung into motion to cease the wine flood earlier than it turned the Certima River right into a river of wine. The flood was redirected and made to circulate into a close-by discipline, the New York Post report stated.

Levira Distillery has apologised for the weird incident and warranted that it has dredged up the wine-soaked land within the city. “We assume full responsibility for the costs associated with cleaning and repairing the damage, having teams do so immediately,” the distillery stated in an announcement.