Jingjiang suspends water supply over suspected pollution

Water supply in Jingjiang City of east China's Jiangsu Province was suspended after abnormal water quality was detected in the Yangtze River water source, the city's official microblog announced in a statement around noon Friday.

The government has started an emergency response plan, according to the brief statement on the Twitter-like Sina Weibo.

It did not say when water supply will be resumed.