Yangtze River chemical leak raises concern in China

Shanghai authorities are on alert after a chemical leak from a cargo ship polluted the Yangtze River, state-run media report. 

According to an official statement, the leak was caused by a cargo ship in neighbouring Jiangsu province.

Officials said that phenol - an acid compound used to make detergents - entered the river last week.

This is the country's second water pollution scare in a month.

In January, water supplies in the southern region of Guangxi became contaminated with cadmium from a mining company. People were warned not to drink water from rivers in affected areas.     Read Here