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![Residents in Jingjiang city of east China's Jiangsu province stockpile bottled water on Friday after the city's water supply was suspended over suspected pollution in the Yangtze River.[Photo: China News Service /Yang Yanyu]](http://www.ecns.cn/2014/0509/20145916425.jpg "Residents in Jingjiang city of east China's Jiangsu province stockpile bottled water on Friday after the city's water supply was suspended over suspected pollution in the Yangtze River.[Photo: China News Service /Yang Yanyu]")
(ECNS)-- The water supply in Jiangsu province's Jingjiang city has been temporarily suspended after water quality in Yangtze River, the city's water source, became abnormal.
The information was released by the city's publicity department on Sina Weibo at 11:00 am Friday.
Citizens in Jingjiang are rushing to buy bottled water after the water suspension notice was released.
The city has launched emergency protocols to cope with the situation.
Drinking water from an alternative source in the city's ecological garden will be supplied to local residents before 5:00 pm.
Chemical leaks from a capsized boat on the river might have contributed to the abnormal water quality, according to Beijing Times.
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