Pollution turns Chinese river system red

[hogwyld]

By ANITA CHANG, Associated Press Writer
Wed Feb 27, 3:17 AM ET



BEIJING - Pollution turned part of a major river system in central China red and foamy, forcing authorities to cut water supplies to as many as 200,000 people, the provincial government and a state news agency said Wednesday.

Some communities along tributaries of the Han River — a branch of the Yangtze — in Hubei province were using emergency water supplies, while at least 60,000 people were relying on bottled water and limited underground sources, Xinhua News Agency reported.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_re_as/china_polluted_river

[provis99]

1. I can see a new sales pitch for American tourists

"Come see the Han River ! It's just like the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland! You'll feel right at home!

[hogwyld]

2. Or the Red River that separates

Texas and Oklahoma. But that river is naturally red.