Authorities of northern Chinese town Harbin informed about restoration of normal supply of drinking water after serious panic, caused by poisoning of Sungari river by benzene.
Experts of hydro technique managed to speed up process of water refinement, discharging water from Fenman storage pool: it was increased from 600 cubic meters per second to 1000 cubic meters.
At winter flow of Sungari river decreases. By intensive water discharging, experts increased flow and, therefore, speed up movement of benzyl spot. At present moment it almost reached Russia.
As a reminder, supply of drinking water in Harbin was stopped on November 13 after explosion at chemical plant. Then dangerous substance got into river.
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