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Drought to get 'more serious'

China Daily | Updated: 2010-04-01 07:46

BEIJING - The drought in Southwest China will not only continue but will get even more serious, a senior water resources official said on Wednesday.

A total of 116 million mu, or 7.73 million hectares, of arable land has been affected in China as of Tuesday, up from 114 million mu last Friday, Liu Ning, vice-minister of water resources, said at a press conference in Beijing.

The drought, the worst in a century, has had a serious impact on the life of the locals and on economic development, leaving 24.25 million people and 15.84 million farm animals short of water, he said.

Drought to get 'more serious'

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