Odors lead to panic purchase of bottled water in Lanzhou(3/4)

Customers wait to pay after buying bottled water at a supermarket in Lanzhou, Northwest China’s Gansu province, March 4, 2015. Odors in tap water, for residents near a printing plant in Qilihe district, caused panic purchase of bottled water. Tap water in downtown Lanzhou were found to contain excessive levels of benzene in last year, also driving residents to supermarkets or community grocery stores to stock up on bottled water. (Photo/CFP)