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Saltwater tides threat to Pearl River Delta

By Liang Qiwen | China Daily | Updated: 2007-12-07 06:59

GUANGZHOU: Zhuhai in Guangdong Province and the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) are under threat from a serious saltwater tide that is likely to worsen over the next two months, the provincial water resource department said yesterday.

The saltwater tide arrived in Zhuhai in the first half of November, earlier than the usual saltwater tide season from December to February.

Last month, the city's main water source, Pinggang Water Pumping Station, was rendered incapable of pumping qualified fresh water for 171 hours. This seriously affected Zhuhai people's daily lives, and the impact extended throughout the Pearl River Delta.

Saltwater tides threat to Pearl River Delta

Saltwater tides threat to Pearl River Delta

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