Severe drought hits Southwest China
(Xinhua) Updated: 2013-02-28 08:11 |
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Cracked land of a dried reservoir is seen in Shilin County of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb 27, 2013. About 600,000 people are facing shortage of drinking water amid severe drought that hit southwest China's Yunnan Province for the fourth straight year, and the current drought has affected 5.11 million mu of cropland in the province China's drought relief authority said Feb 21, 2013. [Lin Yiguang/Xinhua] |
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