Sulfur Dioxide Spill Sends 40 People to Hospital in Northeast China
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Sulfur dioxide spill sends 40 people to hospital in northeast China    SHENYANG, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- About 40 residents in a city in northeast China were hospitalized after a sulfur dioxide spill from a petrochemical company, local government sources said on Wednesday.
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More than 100 people were hospitalized Tuesday complaining of breathing problems after a fuel tanker exploded north of Baghdad, police and medical officials said.
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Nearly 100 people, many of them children, have been sent to hospital after an outbreak of encephalitis B in southwest China, state media said Sunday.
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At least seven people have died and thousands of others have fallen sick after drinking contaminated water in an industrial city in eastern Pakistan, officials said Tuesday.
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A 16-hour storm unleashed more than 40,000 lightning strikes in China, killing 15 people, injuring more than 100 and bringing air, road and rail traffic to a halt, state media said on Wednesday. The storm, in the southwestern city of Chongqing, left five people missing and caused some 10,000 homes to collapse, the Beijing Times said.
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A chemical leak at the 02 Dome in London leaves 29 people in need of hospital treatment.
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Nearly 100 people, apparently  including many children, have been taken to hospital with  encephalitis B in southwest China&#39;s Yunnan Province, Xinhua  news agency reported on Saturday.
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APEX, N.C. -- A raging fire in a hazardous waste plant in this Raleigh suburb sent dozens of people to nearby hospitals overnight. No serious injuries were reported, but town officials urged as many as 16,000 people to evacuate from their homes, fearing they could be poisoned by chemicals in the...
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Chemical spill threatens water supply for 80,000 residents in Spain's Galicia    MADRID, Sep. 3 (Xinhua) -- A highly toxic chemical spill is threatening the water supply of about 80,000 residents in Spain's Galicia region, local officials said Sunday.
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HONG KONG - Health authorities are investigating the outbreak of a mysterious respiratory illness in a children&#39;s hospital, where at least 30 young patients have been infected, reported Channel NewsAsia.
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ZAKHU, Iraq  - Up to 40 people were swept away and  drowned as they tried to cross a swollen river in the far north  of Iraq Tuesday, families of the victims said.
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BEIJING: China faces water shortage of 40 billion cubic meters (1,400 billion cubic feet) every year with severe water pollution posing a threat to the health of millions of people, state media reported.
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By Amie Shak Daily Herald Staff Writer  Three people were injured - one seriously - after a chemical spill at a Batavia business Friday night.  Batavia Fire Department officials were called to PPG Industries, 1020 Olympic Drive, at 6:51 p.m.
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China says 312 million villagers face water shortages or use water contaminated by fluorine, arsenic and organic or industrial pollutants.
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By Li Fangchao  Experts and the public have expressed strong concern over the possible environmental impact of the construction of a massive chemical plant in Xiamen, East China's Fujian Province, Outlook Weekly reported yesterday.
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The number of people stricken with lead poisoning by an unregulated smelting plant in northwestern China has risen to 870, including over 300 children, state press said.
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Nearly 100 people, apparently including many children, have been taken to hospital with encephalitis B in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.