61 Hospitalized After Touching River Water In China - AFP

[hatrack]

More than 60 people had to be treated in hospital for a severe skin reaction after coming into contact with a polluted Chinese river, state media reported Wednesday. The victims, who had collected dead fish or washed their clothes in the Jindong River in eastern Anhui province on Tuesday, felt a burning sensation on their skin a few hours later, Xinhua news agency reported.

The report, citing the local government, said an oily substance could be seen on the river, but the cause of the pollution was not yet known.

Nine of the victims stayed in hospital overnight, while the others were released after shorter treatment, the report added.

The spill is the latest in an unremitting series of reports about China's worsening water pollution.

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http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Polluted_Chinese_River_Hospitalises_61_999.html

[soothsayer]

1. New Product Coming Soon to the US: Chinese Spring Water!!

[NNadir]

4. In melamine based plastic bottles.

[phantom power]

2. Yeah, but have any of their rivers caught *fire* yet?

We're #1! We're #1!

[A HERETIC I AM]

3. MMMMM.....Just can't WAIT for the Olympics. n/t

[Dead_Parrot]

5. The triathlon will certainly be entertaining...

:popcorn: