New spills hit Chinese rivers

BBC News
January 9, 2006

Chinese authorities are scrambling to deal with two more toxic spills polluting the country's rivers.

Officials said water supplies were safe despite the spills, which hit rivers in central and eastern China.

The new alerts came as China was still struggling to deal with two earlier major toxic spills which left millions of people without drinking water.

Correspondents say the spills have focused attention on how polluted China's rivers have become.

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