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1.5m people affected by Yunnan drought
By Ni Yinbin |
February 28, 2012, Tuesday
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More than three million people and 1.5 million livestock are suffering water shortages as the drought in southwestern China's Yunnan Province continues, the government has said.
Since the beginning of the year, drought conditions have been reported by 112 meteorological stations in the province, with 69 stations reporting serious drought.
And the situation is expected to get worse, officials warned at a meeting this week.
Drought and low rainfall for three consecutive years have resulted in 273 rivers and 413 small reservoirs in Yunnan drying up.
Industrial output has also been affected.
Some plants had to halt production due to water shortages, leading to losses of around 10 billion yuan (US$1.6 million), vice governor Kong Chuizhu said.
The drought also increased fire alert for the province, with more than 133,333 hectares of forests and 8.2 million mu of crops affected, Kong said.
"Our water storage and precipitation levels are at their lowest in history," said Yue Jingsong, deputy director of Shilin County water authority in the city of Kunming.
Rainfall levels have fallen by 30 percent in each of the past three years.
The coming months are unlikely to offer any respite, said forecasters.
No heavy rain is expected in the province over the following two months and the people there might have to wait until the rainy season in May for supplies to be replenished.
Since the beginning of the year, drought conditions have been reported by 112 meteorological stations in the province, with 69 stations reporting serious drought.
And the situation is expected to get worse, officials warned at a meeting this week.
Drought and low rainfall for three consecutive years have resulted in 273 rivers and 413 small reservoirs in Yunnan drying up.
Industrial output has also been affected.
Some plants had to halt production due to water shortages, leading to losses of around 10 billion yuan (US$1.6 million), vice governor Kong Chuizhu said.
The drought also increased fire alert for the province, with more than 133,333 hectares of forests and 8.2 million mu of crops affected, Kong said.
"Our water storage and precipitation levels are at their lowest in history," said Yue Jingsong, deputy director of Shilin County water authority in the city of Kunming.
Rainfall levels have fallen by 30 percent in each of the past three years.
The coming months are unlikely to offer any respite, said forecasters.
No heavy rain is expected in the province over the following two months and the people there might have to wait until the rainy season in May for supplies to be replenished.
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