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Water supplies to about 200,000 people in central China have been contaminated by pollution, which has turned branches of a major river system red.
At least three tributaries of the Han river - a branch of the Yangtze - have been affected.
State media reported high levels of chemicals in the water.
China is increasingly concerned about its environment. A recent ban on plastic bags has led to the country's largest bag factory shutting down.
The Xinglong, Tianguan and Dongjing rivers were all affected by the pollution, according to the state news agency Xinhua.
A chemical spill is thought be the cause, but the source has not yet been identified and an investigation has been launched.
Gao Qijin, a water company official in Xinguo, Jianli County, told Xinhua that the water in the Dongjing river had become red with large amounts of bubbles.
Mr Gao said the company had detected the pollution on Sunday and immediately stopped drawing water from the river.
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Posted: 2008-02-27 12:25:20
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