From AP, via Forbs: A deputy mayor of Jilin who told reporters the chemical plant explosion had not led to any pollution was found dead at home Tuesday.
The United States said Tuesday that it was sending experts to help China cope with a river-borne toxic spill that is approaching Russia’s Far East, while Beijing promised to work closely with Moscow to limit the damage.
Environmental protection workers take water samples out of an ice hole from the Songhua River in Jiamusi, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province December 6, 2005. The slick of pollution is approaching the city.
The Chinese government, meanwhile, promised to severely punish anyone who lied about or tried to cover up the disaster ” Beijing’s first acknowledgment that it had a problem with officials trying to hide the extent and impact of the massive spill.
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