Contaminated waters reach Heilongjiang province bordering on RF.

BEIJING, August 1 (Itar-Tass) -- Waters of the Sungari river
contaminated with chemicals after an accident at a Chinese chemical plant
in the province of Jilin have reached the north-eastern province of
Heilongjiang bordering on Russia, the Xinhua news agency reported on
Sunday, referring to Heilongjiang's acting deputy governor Du Jiahao.
According to the Chinese official, "neither of the containers has
reached the province so far, but water tests proved deviations from the
norm in its chemical composition, presumably as a result of leakage of
hazardous substances." Previous water tests in the province of Jilin found
no contamination.
The accident occurred in the Chinese province Jilin on June 28, when
floodwaters washed some 7,000 barrels with poisonous chemicals from the
plant's warehouse into the Wende river, a tributary of the Sungari river.
According to information of the Chinese side, 3,000 170-kilogram barrels
were filled with trimethylchlorsilane and other hazardous chemicals, while
4,000 barrels were empty.
According to latest reports, some 4,300 containers have been recovered
from the river.
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