More than 150 cancer-related deaths blamed on industrial pollution in Hunan province, a uremic patient builds his own sterile treatment chamber and a woman's house is demolished by mistake.
157 deaths for industrial pollution
Industrial production polluted the local river in Heshan village, Shimen county, Hunan province, and caused the deaths of 157 residents from cancer, China Central Television website reported on Tuesday.
The village has rich realgar ores and since 1956 had been producing arsenic and realgar powder. Due to the lack of legal supervision, much industrial waste residue soaked into the soil and streams and then into the river, leading to arsenic content in the soil up to 19 times the legal limit and arsenic levels in the river up to 1,000 times the legal limit.
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Uremic patient builds sterile chamber by himself
A 22-year-old college graduate, Chen Yang, suffers from uremia and can not afford the costly medical treatment, so he has to receive PD (peritoneal dialysis) treatment on his own. The young man spent1,800 yuan to build a sterile chamber in his home that is less than 3 meters square, roughly 2 meters long and 1 meter wide
After Chen fell ill, his father has bourne all the cost of supporting their family as his mother has to take care of him at home.（Modern Express）
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House was demolished by mistake
A 190-square-meter house was demolished on the afternoon of March 19, which surprised the house's owner, Yang Mei.Yang said she was going out with her husband when it happened. At the time the house was torn down, her parents-in-law were dragged out from the second floor and were bitten by workers.
When the police said the company demolished her house by mistake, Yang was stunned again.
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Patient claims doctor left drill bit in bone
A woman who claims a doctor left a drill bit in the bone of her right foot during surgery is asking for 120,000 yuan ($19,300) in compensation from a hospital, Beijing Youth Daily reported on Monday. The 48-year-old woman, surnamed Hu, broke her right ankle in a fall in March 2013 and was sent to You'anmen Hospital for surgery.
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Twin calves born in rare occurrence
A cow gave birth to twins in Wuhan, a rarity with odds of 1 in 50,000, Wuhan Evening News reported on Monday. The owner, Mao Huaping, said the cow is 12 years old and has given birth twice before. The twins were born in the early morning on March 17. The delivery process was very smooth, Mao said. He said it was the first time that the cow has given birth to twins and that he has never known it to happen elsewhere.
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Drought, cold to reduce coffee production
Coffee production will decrease by 40 percent during the 2013-14 harvest season due to drought, cold weather and market fluctuation, Kunming Daily reported on Monday. The total production is estimated to be less than 60,000 metric tons. Since 2008, the total area of coffee farmland in the province has increased from around 300,000 mu to 1.4 million mu, and production has grown from 30,000 tons to 80,000 tons in 2013.
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Ancient peony found near Luwang tomb
A 1.2-meter-tall peony plant has been found near Luwang tomb in Xinxiang, news.china.com.cn reported on Monday. The peony, with a perimeter of 5.6 meters, inherited the genes from an ancient species, which can be dated back 400 years. The flower season can last a month.
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19 trapped students rescued from mountain
Nineteen students were trapped on Mingyue Mountain after they entered the scenic spot without buying tickets and got lost on Saturday, the official weibo of China Central Television's News Center reported. Three rescue teams with a total of 20 people came to find and rescue them. All of the students had safely descended the mountain by 2:40 pm on Sunday. They were all in fine condition.
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