Rain forecast to break drought
By Bob Yang |
September 5, 2011, Monday
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RAINFALL will bring some relief to drought-stricken southwest China from tomorrow until Thursday, according to the National Meteorological Center.
The drought, which began in July, has plagued Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces, and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chongqing Municipality.
The lack of rain was exacerbated late last month by continuous high temperatures, the center said.
Temperatures of up to 38 degrees Celsius were expected in those regions today and tomorrow, but some 3-15 millimeters of rain are forecast in some parts from tomorrow, while temperatures are expected to drop slightly, the center said.
The center advised farmers to take advantage of approaching rain to plant new crops and vegetables to ensure food supplies will be adequate in the winter.
In Guangxi, Sichuan and Guizhou, about 314,230 hectares of crops have failed because of the drought, while the harvest of more than 2 million hectares were reduced, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Guizhou Province has experienced the worst drought in 60 years - more than 6 million people and 3 million livestock have insufficient drinking water.
In Yuqing County, the worst affected, 95 percent of crops have failed - 18 of the county's 20 rivers have dried up.
Since July, rainfall in most of the province has been only half that of last year, while high temperatures have depleted reservoirs by evaporation, according to the China News Service.
The drought is thought to have caused economic losses of 12.23 billion yuan to the province.
In Yunnan Province, farmlands with dead crops in cracking soils can be seen around the worst-affected Zhaotong and Qujing cities. More than 20,000 people in the cities have insufficient drinking water.
"The inadequate hyper-infrastructure made the regions vulnerable to drought," Lu Caorong, director of the flood control and drought relief office of the Luzhou City in Sichuan Province, told Xinhua news agency.
The drought, which began in July, has plagued Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces, and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chongqing Municipality.
The lack of rain was exacerbated late last month by continuous high temperatures, the center said.
Temperatures of up to 38 degrees Celsius were expected in those regions today and tomorrow, but some 3-15 millimeters of rain are forecast in some parts from tomorrow, while temperatures are expected to drop slightly, the center said.
The center advised farmers to take advantage of approaching rain to plant new crops and vegetables to ensure food supplies will be adequate in the winter.
In Guangxi, Sichuan and Guizhou, about 314,230 hectares of crops have failed because of the drought, while the harvest of more than 2 million hectares were reduced, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Guizhou Province has experienced the worst drought in 60 years - more than 6 million people and 3 million livestock have insufficient drinking water.
In Yuqing County, the worst affected, 95 percent of crops have failed - 18 of the county's 20 rivers have dried up.
Since July, rainfall in most of the province has been only half that of last year, while high temperatures have depleted reservoirs by evaporation, according to the China News Service.
The drought is thought to have caused economic losses of 12.23 billion yuan to the province.
In Yunnan Province, farmlands with dead crops in cracking soils can be seen around the worst-affected Zhaotong and Qujing cities. More than 20,000 people in the cities have insufficient drinking water.
"The inadequate hyper-infrastructure made the regions vulnerable to drought," Lu Caorong, director of the flood control and drought relief office of the Luzhou City in Sichuan Province, told Xinhua news agency.
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