China launches orange alert for rare drought in north
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-02-05 10:03
People irrigate the wheat field at Xindian Village in Luoyang, a city in central China's Henan Province, Jan. 4, 2009. Drought has hit most of Henan Province, one of China's key wheat producing regions, due to lack of rainfall since last October. (Xinhua/Guo Shasha)
