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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Pollution sparks panic water buying in China

Pollution sparks panic water buying in China

Shanghai (AFP) Jan 26, 2012
Pollution in China's southern region of Guangxi sparked panic buying of bottled water this week after a mining firm dumped toxic cadmium into a river, state media said Thursday. Residents in Liuzhou city filled shopping carts with boxes of bottled water, as the government sought to reassure people that the drinking water supply was safe, Shanghai's Oriental Morning Post reported.

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