Drought-stricken Irtysh River
(newsphoto) Updated: 2007-07-17 13:00

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A boy plays on the bank of
Irtysh River, NW China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Rigeon, July 17, 2007.
Due to decreased rainfall in Xinjiang since late last year, Irtysh River
is facing severe drought and some reaches have dried up for long. The
river is the only one river flowing into Arctic Ocean in China.
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