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SW China Battles Severe Drought

Premier Wen inspects Guizhou Province

Premier Wen inspects Guizhou Province

Drought in southwest China breaks after 6 falls of rain: official

Facts

Press Conference on Issues in drought relief efforts

China´s grain production would not be badly affected by the drought in southwest China, Liu Ning, vice minister of water resources, said at a press conference here Wednesday.

S China facing worst drought in a century

Southern China is facing the worst drought in a century. By March 16th, nearly 6.5 million hectares of farmland had been affected, and more than 20 million people faced drinking water shortages.

Worst-hit Provinces:

Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou, other drought-hit areas: Sichuan province, Chongqing

Government relief efforts:

So far the government has offered more than 2.5 billion yuan to combat the drought. More than 15 million people are involved in the relief work and have already solved the drinking problems for more than 12 million people and 6.7 million head of livestock.

Relief Measures in Worst-Hit Regions

Yunnan: Worst drought in a century

In Yunnan Province, the drought is still getting worse. Experts say hot and dry weather will continue in the province for the next two months.

Relief Measures

Hundreds of engineers and workers are helping farmers dig wells to tap into ground water. Farmers have been urged to replace withered crops with drought-enduring plants, including early maturing maize, grapes and jujubes.

Worst drought in century in Guizhou

Up to March 16th, 12 cities in Guangxi are affected by the drought, in which 1.8 million people are faced with a serious drinking water shortage, with more than 0.5 million hectares of farmland affected by the drought.

Relief Measures: Shuicheng County

By digging wells, and saving water from power generation, the county has stored up 3 million cubic meters, ensuring that basic drinking needs will be met.

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

12 of the 14 cities in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are affected. Nearly 2 million people and 870-thousand head of livestock are also in dire need of drinking water.

Relief Measures: Fusui County

In the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region´s Fusui County, to ensure necessary conservation, local officials have stopped using water to generate power since last September. Farmers are covering their land with plastic to reduce evaporation.

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