Water OK after leak from cargo ship

NANJING - Local authorities have reassured residents that it's OK to drink the tap water in Zhenjiang, East China's Jiangsu province, following a chemical spill nearby.

"A panel of experts has been sent to investigate the water pollution and the result has been made public," said Jia Yunliang, deputy director of Zhenjiang's environmental protection bureau in Jiangsu province.

The bureau said a cargo ship from the Republic of Korea, which was docked in Zhenjiang last Thursday, leaked phenol into the Yangtze River on Thursday and Friday due to a faulty valve.