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June 15, 2006
Another toxic spill in China threatens water for millions
Sixty tons of coal tar carried by an overturned lorry spilt into the Dasha river in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi on Monday, contaminating the water supply for 50,000 people, and threatening a reservoir supplying millions more.
The spill reached Hebei's Fuping county on Tuesday, and is approaching the Wangkuai reservoir, one of two reservoirs supplying water to 10 million people in Baoding, a city in neighbouring Hebei province.
Water pollution has become a major national concern since a blast at a chemical plant in November released a toxic slick into the Songhua river, affecting drinking water supplies to millions in the northeast, as reported by the Xinhua news agency, and published Reuters UK.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at June 15, 2006 10:11 PM
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