Severe drought in Yunnan leaves two million without water

Tian Yitang, head of Department of Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention of Ministry of Water Resources, said at a news conference that the ministry and Yunnan province were making all efforts to ensure safe drinking water for everyone.

Tian said the authorities had two major tasks. One was to provide drinking water for everyone and the other to minimize economic loss as much as possible, especially the loss to farmers. Special funds will be announced soon, he added.

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