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Rain in a remote region of Russia has turned a blood-stained red in a shocking weather event.

Extraordinary footage of the scene shows the red rain pour down in the Siberian city of Norilsk.

Video of the rain shows a car park at a local nickel and copper processing plant in the Arctic.

The vehicles and ground were soaked in a blood-red rain.

According to Russia Today, locals in Norilsk feared that the rain signalled an imminent apolcapyse or a biblical plague.