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| Drought affects 13.4m in China |
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Chinese farmers catch fish in a drying pound in Jintang County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 29, 2007. A total of 13.4 million people and 12 million head of livestock across China are suffering from drinking water shortages due to prolonged drought, statistics released on Wednesday have shown. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (SFCDRH) sources said that, since mid-March, only ten millimeters of rainfall were recorded in Sichuan and Hainan provinces and Chongqing Municipality, and none at all in Yunnan.
A Chinese farmer carrying water walks near the drying field in Yuping District, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality March 26, 2007.
Chinese farmers catch fish in a drying pound in Jintang County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 29, 2007.
A Chinese farmer carrying water walks near the drying field in Yuping District, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality March 26, 2007.
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