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Leak Sparks Panic Buying of Bottled Water

An industrial leak into a local river has sparked panic buying of bottled water in Sichuan. From Xinhua:Residents have stormed supermarkets, stores and shopping malls for bottled water, despite the government’s efforts to mobilize fire engines to send 375 tonnes of water to communities from Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. The residue of the Xichuan Minjiang Electrolytic Manganese Plant