Drought affects 1.5 mn in China
February 9th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANSBeijing, Feb 9 (IANS) About 1.5 million people have been affected by drought in China’s Yunnan province, a media report said Thursday.
The drought has left over 1.44 million people and 827,000 cattle short of drinking water. Over 155,000 hectares of crops have been affected, the China Daily reported.
According to the meteorological observatory, the eastern and northwestern parts of Yunnan will receive some rain in the first half of February while the dry weather will endure for the rest of the province.
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