China's toxic spill reaches Russia's Amur river

The toxic spill that poisoned a Chinese river and forced Chinese authorities to cut off drinking water for millions has crossed the Russian border, Russian media reported today.

Russian Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu was in Khabarovsk, the biggest city on the path of the slick along the Amur River, yesterday and today to oversee preparations for handling the spill in Russia.