Drought affects parts of central and south China
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May 1, 2011, Sunday
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A drought is plaguing parts of central and southern China, impacting grain production and drinking water supply.
Drinking water supply to more than 20,000 people and thousands of livestock has been disrupted in Jingzhou City in central China's Hubei Province, also a major grain production base, according to the Jingzhou municipal authorities.
The city, which is usually humid in spring, has had barely any rain since mid-April.
Paddy fields in several counties in Jingzhou have turned dry. "It's time for irrigation. Without water, the plants will die soon," said Yang Qing, a farmer in Futian Village in Jinali County in the worst-hit area.
The municipal authorities have been discharging water from the reservoirs to help with irrigation. Water volume in the city's reservoir has dropped to 336 million cubic meters, down 67 percent year on year.
More than 3.3 million hectares of farmland in the province have been affected by the drought, according to Hubei's Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.
Drought has also disrupted supply of drinking water to more than 300,000 people in Fujian Province, according to a statement from the provincial Flood Control and Draught Relief Headquarters.
The province's rainfall is down 66 percent year on year and the water volume in its rivers has dropped by 43 percent from the same period last year, according to the statement.
The drought has also affected 55,300 hectares of farmland in Fujian, it added.
Other provinces affected by drought are Guangdong, Jiangxi and Anhui.
The amount of rainfall in Guangdong Province has reached a record low in the past 60 years. Drought has impacted the production of more than 1 million hectares of wheat field in Anhui.
It started raining in parts of Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong yesterday. The rain may continue for a few days and relieve the drought, according to China Meteorological Administration website.
However, reports from meteorological stations in Hubei and Anhui showed little signs of impending improvement.
Drinking water supply to more than 20,000 people and thousands of livestock has been disrupted in Jingzhou City in central China's Hubei Province, also a major grain production base, according to the Jingzhou municipal authorities.
The city, which is usually humid in spring, has had barely any rain since mid-April.
Paddy fields in several counties in Jingzhou have turned dry. "It's time for irrigation. Without water, the plants will die soon," said Yang Qing, a farmer in Futian Village in Jinali County in the worst-hit area.
The municipal authorities have been discharging water from the reservoirs to help with irrigation. Water volume in the city's reservoir has dropped to 336 million cubic meters, down 67 percent year on year.
More than 3.3 million hectares of farmland in the province have been affected by the drought, according to Hubei's Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.
Drought has also disrupted supply of drinking water to more than 300,000 people in Fujian Province, according to a statement from the provincial Flood Control and Draught Relief Headquarters.
The province's rainfall is down 66 percent year on year and the water volume in its rivers has dropped by 43 percent from the same period last year, according to the statement.
The drought has also affected 55,300 hectares of farmland in Fujian, it added.
Other provinces affected by drought are Guangdong, Jiangxi and Anhui.
The amount of rainfall in Guangdong Province has reached a record low in the past 60 years. Drought has impacted the production of more than 1 million hectares of wheat field in Anhui.
It started raining in parts of Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong yesterday. The rain may continue for a few days and relieve the drought, according to China Meteorological Administration website.
However, reports from meteorological stations in Hubei and Anhui showed little signs of impending improvement.
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