Drought relief effort under way
By Xie Chuanjiao | China Daily | Updated: 2009-02-03 07:56
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A farmer points at his parched crops in Bozhou, Anhui province, yesterday. The region has been hit by its worst drought in 50 years. Zhang Yanlin |
Severe drought in northern China has affected about 9.67 million hectares of crops, 2.7 million hectares more than the same period last winter, according to the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.
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