Shanghai: All that glitters is not gold

Some 400,000 residents of Shanghai woke up to a rude shock on Wednesday morning. Their taps had run dry after a pump room in a local water plant got flooded due to leaks and equipment failure.

People spent their day stocking up on mineral water, while the authorities flagged off 71 water tankers to rescue parched throats.

The next day's newspapers were full of pictures of residents, carrying buckets, standing in long queues for water.