Drought hits parts of Gansu (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-07-21 15:31

A woman watch
her dead plant due to the drought in Huining County, West China's Gansu Province
July 20, 2006. A total of 343, 000 natives are affected by the drought. Some
parts of the drought-battered region have not seen a drop of rain for 13 months.
The local government has allocated funds for disaster relief.
[Xinhua]
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