The government of central China's Henan Province releases a
Yellow River pollution warning Friday, disclosing a diesel oil
leakage on the river Thursday.
According to the government report, the leakage took place
around 10:00 AM at the No. 2 power plant of Gongyi City and six
tons of diesel oil leaked from its oil tank into Yellow River's
Yiluo branch.
The provincial government took immediate measures after the
leakage to curb the spread of pollutants but some diesel oil still
flew into Yellow River's mainstream and affects the water
quality.
The government orders all the cities and counties along the
river to intensify the supervision over the water quality so as to
safeguard the safety of the people's drinking water.
(Xinhua News Agency January 7, 2006)