Jiamusi

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Jiamusi (Chinese: 佳木斯; pinyin: Jiāmùsī) is a prefecture-level city in the province of Heilongjiang, in the People's Republic of China, located on the riverside of the middle and lower reaches of the Songhua River. Population 555,000.

Prefecture-level divisions of Heilongjiang

Sub-provincial cities:	Harbin
Prefecture-level cities:	Daqing \| Hegang \| Heihe \| Jiamusi \| Jixi Mudanjiang \| Qiqihar \| Qitaihe \| Shuangyashan \| Suihua \| Yichun
Prefectures:	Daxing'anling Prefecture

List of Heilongjiang County-level divisions

[edit] History

[edit] Toxic leak in benzene factory

Main article: Jilin chemical plant explosions 2005

A benzene plant situated upstream in the city of Jilin along the Songhua river exploded on 13 November 2005. Benzene levels reached more than 100 times normal levels, which led authorities in Harbin to shut off the water supply, and some residents left the city while others rushed to buy bottled water. After a few days the water supply was restored. The Harbin government originally declared to the public that the water supply was temporarily off while the supply system was checked. They also denied reports of a chemical leak, claiming that was "just a rumour." [1]