Due to an outbreak of blue green algae in Taihu, water in wuxi has been declared unsafe for ANYTHING. They have treated the water with Chlorine and it STINKS!!!! I cant wash my clothes or dishes in this stuff and showering is a big no no as getting it in your eyes or mouth can be dangerous.
Apparently Wuxi is the only city in the area that gets its water for Taihu, all surrounding places get there tap water from the Yangtzee (not sure of the spelling) Suzhou wont share it's water so we are all sitting tight waiting for rain and cooler temperatures to relieve the situation. Bottled water is sold out in most place and the large bottles for the water bottles are selling for around 50rmb.
The biggest problem with Taihu, apart from the pollution is the fact that it has a few inlets but no outlets, also the lake is very shallow so in the hot weather the water heats up a promotes the grow of this algae. Due to the early hot weather the government and the water company had not delt with this problem and now it is terrible so we have to wait and see what will happen.
I have been told not to eat at small restaurants cause they use tap water to clean their vegetables and cooking implements so looks like home cooking of KFC for the next few days.
Will keep you updated.
If you smell a bad smell in the corner, it's not Stil and i apologise washing with baby wipes just doesn't cut it in this weather.
So a round on me, the good stuff.
