Breaking News – Grave River Pollution Affects Water Supply of 200,000 Residents
Lately Han River in Hubei Province, China, has been seriously contaminated with three tributaries downstream along the Qianjiang, Jianli County, and another dozen townships, towns, and farms affected, causing over 200,000 residents to be unable to use normal water. Some schools had been closed as a result.
The three polluted tributaries at the lower reaches of Han River respectively are Xing Long River, Tian Guan River, and Dongxing River that join in river flows. Xing Long River merges into Dongxing River after passing through Guan River Sewage Gate.
Discovering the water pollution, many local water plants along the upper reaches of Dongxing River tracked down the sources of pollution, and found that the polluted water runs from Han River into Qian River and Jianli County after passing through Xing Long Sewage Gate. Apparently it is large-scale pollution. Staff of Qianjiang City Environmental Protection Bureau said the city has a total of five farms, and that nearly 200,000 residents in the three townships are affected by the water pollution.
Director Gao Qi Jin from the Water Plant of Xingou Jianli County said at 16:00 on the 24th February, that they found water of a reddish colour with a huge amount of foam, and water turbidity and the colour failed the standards as edible drinking water. The water supply was severed instantly.
As Xinggou County lacks an emergency source of water supply, water supply had to be stopped for more than 60,000 residents in the township with five high schools closed in the affected area.
In addition, the adjacent Yuyang High School with more than 3,000 teachers and students had to close due to serious disruptions in life.
According to local residents, the river still shows a dark red colour.
The above news is brought to you by Li Yu Han, and hosted by Chris Thomas for Breaking News on the SOH Radio Network.
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