Continuous drought plagues Sichuan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-06-06 15:07
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Villager Yao Shichuan, squatting
atop a crackled fish pond, shows the shells of mussel dying
from dehydration in Wusi Village of Zizhong County,
southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday, June 5, 2007. Continuous
drought has greatly affected people's daily life and agricultural
production in 46 counties of the province, threatening drinking
water supply for 3.98 million people and 116,000 livestock. Relief
work is underway in these areas. [Xinhua]
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