Monday, April 16, 2007

Yangtze River In Dire Condition


The mighty Yangtze river falls victim to China's industrial juggernaut.

Large parts of China's longest river, the Yangtze, have been irreversibly polluted, state media quotes a report as saying.

Around one-tenth of the 6,200km-long river is in a "critical condition" and nearly 30% of major tributaries are seriously polluted, the report found.

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