The FT’s Geoff Dyer was one of the first western correspondents on the scene in Harbin, a city whose metropolitan area holds 9m people, where a chemical slick which made its way down the Songhua river threatened to pollute the water supply and cause a major environmental disaster. As water supplies to Harbin are restored, the authorities hope public confidence can be re-built and political damage limited.
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Harbin turns taps back on after spill
China’s response to disasters impeded by secrecy
Geoff Dyers’s diary from Harbin
Harbin authorities seek to recover confidence
Deadly toxic slick reaches major Chinese city
Fear and anger bubble beneath surface in Harbin
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