Victims in north China water pollution rise to 2,622
www.chinaview.cn 2009-07-29 11:46:27   Print
Patients receive treatment in the Affiliated Hospital of Chifeng University in Chifeng City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 29, 2009. Altogether 2,622 people have sought medication for gastrointestinal illness after the tap water supply was contaminated by rainfall Saturday in Chifeng City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the local health authority said Wednesday. The patients, from eight downtown communities in Chifeng, complained of fever, diarrhea, stomachache and vomiting after drinking tap water at home Saturday and Sunday. The local government offered free medication for all the victims starting on Monday.

Patients receive treatment in the Affiliated Hospital of Chifeng University in Chifeng City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 29, 2009. Altogether 2,622 people have sought medication for gastrointestinal illness after the tap water supply was contaminated by rainfall Saturday in Chifeng City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the local health authority said Wednesday. The patients, from eight downtown communities in Chifeng, complained of fever, diarrhea, stomachache and vomiting after drinking tap water at home Saturday and Sunday. The local government offered free medication for all the victims starting on Monday.(Xinhua)
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