Beijing takes dry start to year in stride
By Lan Tian | China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-13 07:43
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A boy shields himself from the searing heat that reached 37 C yesterday in Beijing as the city's weather bureau issued an orange alert to warn residents of the hot weather. A lack of rainfall has placed tremendous pressure on the city's water supply. Wang Jing |
Despite seeing only three-quarters of its usual rainfall so far this year, Beijing has enough water to ensure things will flow smoothly, officials are saying.
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