Severe drought in Yunnan leaves two million without water

By Li Yingqing | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-06-14 12:26
Share
Share - WeChat
The Heinigou Reservoir, which can hold 600,000 cubic meters of water, has completely dried up in Xiaobaihu township of Luliang county in Yunnan. [Photo by Li Jianfei/chinadaily.com.cn]

Severe drought has hit Yunnan in Southwest China, with more than two million people facing water shortage.

The drought has affected an area of more than one million hectares, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Water Resources.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next   >>|
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US