Experts expect drought to last until May
By Jin Zhu | China Daily | Updated: 2013-04-03 07:14
People in Chongqing play mahjong on a dried-up riverbed on Monday. Many riverbeds in the Chongqing section of the Jialing River have become places of amusement for local people. Chen Chao / China News Service |
The severe drought in parts of northwestern and southwestern China is likely to continue into May because of the hot, dry weather, authorities said.
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