광시(廣西)좡족자치구 류저우(柳州)에서 소방대원들이 카드뮴 농도를 희석시키기 위해 중화제를 강물에 투입하고 있다. 지난달 15일 광시좡족자치구 허츠(河池)시 룽장(龍江)에서 시작된 카드뮴 오염이 점차 하류로 확산하면서 류장(柳江) 유역 뿐만 아니라 광둥성, 홍콩 등 중국 남부로까지 식수 대란이 확산됐다. 31일 중국 당국은 이번 오염 사건의 혐의자인 화학공장 책임자등 7명을 체포했다. ［광시=AP신화연합뉴스］

<YONHAP PHOTO-0663> In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, firemen dump neutralizers, made from dissolved aluminum chloride, at a water station near the Longjiang River to dissolve contaminants in Liuzhou of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. China's environmental authorities were redoubling efforts Monday to prevent a toxic cadmium spill from further tainting water supplies of cities downstream, as seven chemical company officials were reported detained in connection with the accident. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Huang Xiaobang) NO SALES/2012-01-31 12:40:04/ <저작권자 ⓒ 1980-2012 ㈜연합뉴스. 무단 전재 재배포 금지.>\r\n<YONHAP PHOTO-0663> In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, firemen dump neutralizers, made from dissolved aluminum chloride, at a water station near the Longjiang River to dissolve contaminants in Liuzhou of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. China's environmental authorities were redoubling efforts Monday to prevent a toxic cadmium spill from further tainting water supplies of cities downstream, as seven chemical company officials were reported detained in connection with the accident. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Huang Xiaobang) NO SALES/2012-01-31 12:40:04/ <저작권자 ⓒ 1980-2012 ㈜연합뉴스. 무단 전재 재배포 금지.>
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, firemen dump neutralizers, made from dissolved aluminum chloride, at a water station near the Longjiang River to dissolve contaminants in Liuzhou of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. China's environmental authorities were redoubling efforts Monday to prevent a toxic cadmium spill from further tainting water supplies of cities downstream, as seven chemical company officials were reported detained in connection with the accident. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Huang Xiaobang) NO SALES/2012-01-31 12:40:04/ <저작권자 ⓒ 1980-2012 ㈜연합뉴스. 무단 전재 재배포 금지.>\r\n In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, firemen dump neutralizers, made from dissolved aluminum chloride, at a water station near the Longjiang River to dissolve contaminants in Liuzhou of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. China's environmental authorities were redoubling efforts Monday to prevent a toxic cadmium spill from further tainting water supplies of cities downstream, as seven chemical company officials were reported detained in connection with the accident. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Huang Xiaobang) NO SALES/2012-01-31 12:40:04/ <저작권자 ⓒ 1980-2012 ㈜연합뉴스. 무단 전재 재배포 금지.>

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