Drought Hits Southwest China
Local farmers are struggling to cope with the worst drought to hit southwestern China in 80 to 100 years. Many areas have not received any rainfall since October 2009.
The abnormally hot and dry weather, which is in part contributed by the El Niño pattern, has affected more than 50 million residents and more than seven million hectares of crops in Guizhou, Yunnan,Sichuan, Chongqing and Guangxi.
According to Liu Ning, China’s vice-minister of water resources, the situation is also the result of inadequate water storage facilities, inefficient use of water and declining river flows.
Sixty million cubic meters of water have been delivered to drought-hit areas, and more than 7,000 water tankers have also been sent, said Liu.
The drought is expected to persist until the rainy season, which usually arrives in late May.
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