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Poor water management adds pain to dry spell
2011-05-31 17:16
In the village of Huashan in Central China's Hubei province, renowned as the "Land of a Thousand Lakes", the residents have been accustomed to lining up with plastic buckets to carry home water delivered by fire trucks.
Emergency response launched for drought-hit region
2011-05-29 22:49
China initiated a fourth-level emergency response plan Sunday afternoon to cope with the drought in East China's Jiangxi province.
China maintains 'yellow alert' on drought
2011-05-29 17:48
China's National Meteorological Center on Sunday kept its "yellow alert" for the persistent drought that is plaguing many southern China regions.
Drought expected to linger in regions along Yangtze River
2011-05-28 16:17
Lack of rain will continue to bite the drought-plagued regions along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River till the end of May, the China Meteorological Administration said Saturday
Severe drought ravages Central and East China
2011-05-28 16:12
Severe drought ravages Central and East China
County denies drinking water shortage
2011-05-26 08:22
Water authorities in Xuyi county, Jiangsu province, have denied there is a drinking water shortage, although the lingering drought has greatly affected life of the locals.
Severe drought drains farmland and fish ponds
2011-05-26 08:01
Fishing boats and farmland have been left desolate in the drought-hit areas along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, inflicting huge losses on farmers.
China explores using fish to clean Three Gorges water
2011-05-25 13:14
China has begun the second phase of a research project to explore the use of fish to clean up water pollution in the Three Gorges Reservoir on the Yangtze River, the country's largest river.
Three Gorges Dam getting cleaner, safer
2011-04-15 17:31
Workers clean the body of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province, April 14, 2011.

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