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City suspends water supply over suspected pollution

(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-05-09 14:24

 

City suspends water supply over suspected pollution

Residents in Jingjiang City of east China's Jiangsu province stockpile bottled water on Friday after the city's water supply was suspended. [Photo/CFP]

NANJING -- Water supply in Jingjiang City of east China's Jiangsu Province was suspended after abnormal water quality was detected in the Yangtze River water source, the city's official microblog announced in a statement around noon Friday.

The government has started an emergency response plan, according to the brief statement on the Twitter-like Sina Weibo.

It did not say when water supply will be resumed.

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