Across China: Hebei

Bad water sickens

Hundreds of residents in five communities near the Kailuan coal-mine in Tangshan city are suffering from diarrhea symptoms, most likely after drinking contaminated tap water. The disease started to take the neighborhood in Hebei province since last week, but did not break out until the past two days, China National Radio reported. Trucks carrying clean water were send to the area yesterday when government started sample tests and investigations.