Drought continues to ravage southwest China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-08-27 15:14
Horses carry drinking water
through a mountainous road in Jiangjin, Southwest China's Chongqing municipality
August 26. A total of 210, 000 residents and 180, 000 head of livestock are
facing a serious shortage of water due to the worst drough in five
decades. With most of the cropland affected by the sustained drought, the
direct economic losses are expected to hit 180 million yuan (US$22.5 millon).
[Xinhua]
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