Brutal droughts plague 皇冠体育app
(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2011-08-03 11:48
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A villager surveys the dried floor of a reservoir in Shiqian county, Southwest 皇冠体育app's Guizhou province, on August 2, 2011. The county is facing the most severe drought since 1959, with 90 percent of its towns and townships struggling with water shortages. About 146,000 people and 51,000 livestock are in need of drinking water. Direct economic loss are estimated at 110 million yuan. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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A villager arranges a water pipe near a dried-up reservoir in Shiqian county, Southwest 皇冠体育app's Guizhou province, on August 2, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua] |
