Crops dry up as drought drags on
By Chen Xin | China Daily | Updated: 2011-02-09 08:10
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A fishing boat flounders on a dried-up part of Xiangjiang River in Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province, on Tuesday after the lengthy drought that has affected much of the country lowered the level of the water. Long Hongtao / Xinhua |
BEIJING - A prolonged and severe drought that has ravaged some of China's major grain-producing areas is raising concern about the next harvest, says the Ministry of Agriculture.
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