5 DETAINED OVER CHEMICAL DUMPING
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5 DETAINED OVER CHEMICAL DUMPING
From Xinhua News Agency: (0824 CR M07)5 DETAINED OVER CHEMICAL DUMPINGDATELINE: Aug 24, 2011LENGTH: 00:02:02PKGINTRO:The illegal waste-dumping that caused a water source pollution in a county in southwest China's Yunnan Province has yielded legal consequences.Five suspects have been detained over the case.China Report has the latest.PKGPolice in the Qujing City said on Tuesday that five suspects have been detained over the waste dumping case.The suspects include a deputy general manager and an employee of a chemical company that was held responsible for the dumping.The company illegally dumped over 5,000 metric tons of chromium-contaminated waste near a local reservoir that feeds the Pearl River from April to June.The river, flowing through southern China, is one of the largest in the country.HMany fear the chemical waste could threaten the water sources for tens of millions of residents.And it did cause some damages.Rainfall in June washed some of the chemicals into local water supplies and caused 77 cattle Powered by www.newslook.com
The Video News Portal | August 24, 2011
