Associated Press
September 10, 2006

Every few days, a chemical accident pollutes the Songhua River, Pan Yue, deputy director of the State Environmental Protection Administration, told the official Xinhua news agency.

Beijing: China’s Songhua River, the site of a massive chemical spill last year that halted water supplies to millions of people, has been hit by more than 130 water pollution accidents in the past 11 months, state media said Monday. Every few days, a chemical accident pollutes the Songhua, Pan Yue, deputy director of the State Environmental Protection Administration, was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua News Agency.