Shrinking major lake a victim of drought
China Daily | Updated: 2009-11-17 07:50
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The dried-up bottom of Dongting Lake is seen near Yueyang fishing harbor in Central China's Hunan province yesterday. Long Hongtao |
Dongting Lake, the nation's second largest freshwater lake, has decreased by more than 90 percent compared with its average capacity during the flood season, a local official said.
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