About 300 Mu of Rice Paddies and Well Water Suspected of Contamination in Yingtan, Jiangxi; Local Authorities Announce Establishment of Investigation Team
On May 27, 2026, a blogger reported that about 300 mu of rice paddies in Yujiang District, Yingtan, Jiangxi were suspected of being contaminated, causing rice seedlings to wither and die, while villagers' well water turned turbid and yellow. The Yujiang District government issued a notice the same day stating that it had organized departments such as ecology and water resources to form an investigation team and enter the area to conduct a probe.