Rain helps ease drought
Source: Xinhua |
March 26, 2010, Friday
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CONTINUOUS rain induced by cloud seeding over the past two days has helped ease the drought, particularly in east and southeast of Guizhou Province.
But its southern and southeastern parts have received less rainfall, offering little respite to the region plagued by the worst drought in a century.
The province, where 3.1 million people are short of food, has received 55 million yuan (US$8 million) worth of donations.
In Guangxi, the disaster has affected 776,670 hectares of crops. In addition, 2.3 million people and 1.2 million head of livestock face a shortage of drinking water.
In the main sugar cane production region of Guangxi, large swathes of the crops have withered and output of white sugar is declining.
Sixty-seven sugar producers in Guangxi, 34 more than the same period last year, have shut down production.
The China Sugar Association estimated the total white sugar output in China would decline to 11 million tons, 9 percent lower than its projection in November.
But its southern and southeastern parts have received less rainfall, offering little respite to the region plagued by the worst drought in a century.
The province, where 3.1 million people are short of food, has received 55 million yuan (US$8 million) worth of donations.
In Guangxi, the disaster has affected 776,670 hectares of crops. In addition, 2.3 million people and 1.2 million head of livestock face a shortage of drinking water.
In the main sugar cane production region of Guangxi, large swathes of the crops have withered and output of white sugar is declining.
Sixty-seven sugar producers in Guangxi, 34 more than the same period last year, have shut down production.
The China Sugar Association estimated the total white sugar output in China would decline to 11 million tons, 9 percent lower than its projection in November.
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