Polluted Water Thought to be Cause of Excessive Cases of Cancer in Huangmenying Village

In a village of 2,500 people 118 have died from cancer since the early 1990's. Activists are seeking to clean up the Huai river and the Shaying branch of the river which is severely polluted. There may be up to 300 million people in China without any available clean drinking water. As many as 90% of the rivers running through urban areas in China are polluted. Many feel that the government of China is protecting the many large manufacturers who pump large amounts of wastes into the rivers.