China News Service, February 17 (Xinhua) According to US media reports, nearly two weeks after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio, Republican Senator Vance of the state went to the affected creek on the 16th and photographed made a video.

Video shows what appears to be a polluted creek bed with dead fish and insects in the water.

Vance paddled his stick across the bottom of the river bed, and colored, chemical-like stuff rose from the surface.

Image source: Screenshot of Vance's social media account

　　Video footage shows Vance standing next to a local creek with a long stick in his hand, saying, "The waters are full of dead bugs and dead fish."

　　Vance also used a wooden stick to row across the bottom of the river bed, and there were colored things that looked like chemicals coming up from the surface of the water.

This seems to indicate that "chemicals are coming out of the ground".

　　"It's disgusting. The fact that we haven't cleaned up the train accident and these chemicals are still seeping into the ground is an insult to the people of East Palestine," he said.

　　While an oil spill or naturally occurring iron bacteria can cause a similar colored sheen on the surface of the water, thousands of dead fish have appeared in East Palestine since the train derailed on February 3, Fox News said.

　　The Ohio Department of Natural Resources estimates that the spilled chemical pollutants affected more than seven miles of streams and killed about 3,500 fish.

　　On February 3, a train carrying dangerous chemicals derailed and caught fire in Ohio, USA, and a variety of toxic chemicals leaked.

After the accident, half of the residents of East Palestine Town were evacuated.

On the 8th, relevant officials announced that the air quality samples of the area where the accident was located and nearby residential areas had been reading pollutants of concern below the level required for safety screening, and that the evacuated residents "can go home safely."

The above statement failed to reassure local residents.

Residents are most worried about the long-term impact of the accident on local air, soil and water quality.