Rainfall eases drought concerns
Source: Xinhua |
June 5, 2011, Sunday
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MOST of the drought-hit cities in central and southern China embraced moderate to heavy rain yesterday, bringing hope to end the worst drought in six decades in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
In the central Hubei Province, 28 cities and counties received rain Friday and yesterday, the weather bureau in the provincial capital Wuhan said.
On Friday, Xianning City received the largest volume of precipitation, totaling 163.4 millimeters, it said.
The rain is expected to last until tomorrow.
Experts with the provincial meteorological bureau predicted the rain will ease drought in the northern and northwestern parts of Hubei, but the drought may persist in the eastern parts of the province.
"It needs more rainfall to drench the 1.25 million hectares of thirsty cropland, which has received no rain since November," the bureau said.
The bureau also said it is ready to create artificial rain and boost precipitation before the rain stops.
The neighboring Hunan Province is also expecting heavy rain until tomorrow.
The central meteorological station has forecast rain also in Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai in eastern China, and Chongqing municipality and Guizhou Province in the southwest until Tuesday.
Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday called for stronger efforts to combat a lingering drought that has dried up lakes and withered crops in the country's central and eastern provinces.
While stressing the importance of agricultural production, Wen also called for efforts to ensure water supply for people's daily needs, especially with regard to supply of safe drinking water.
The worst drought in 60 years to hit the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River has aroused widespread concern from China's leaders.
President Hu Jintao, at the end of a four-day tour to Hubei Province Friday, urged local government officials to treat drought relief in rural areas as an "urgent task".
The drought-hit areas are China's major agricultural production bases.
In the central Hubei Province, 28 cities and counties received rain Friday and yesterday, the weather bureau in the provincial capital Wuhan said.
On Friday, Xianning City received the largest volume of precipitation, totaling 163.4 millimeters, it said.
The rain is expected to last until tomorrow.
Experts with the provincial meteorological bureau predicted the rain will ease drought in the northern and northwestern parts of Hubei, but the drought may persist in the eastern parts of the province.
"It needs more rainfall to drench the 1.25 million hectares of thirsty cropland, which has received no rain since November," the bureau said.
The bureau also said it is ready to create artificial rain and boost precipitation before the rain stops.
The neighboring Hunan Province is also expecting heavy rain until tomorrow.
The central meteorological station has forecast rain also in Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai in eastern China, and Chongqing municipality and Guizhou Province in the southwest until Tuesday.
Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday called for stronger efforts to combat a lingering drought that has dried up lakes and withered crops in the country's central and eastern provinces.
While stressing the importance of agricultural production, Wen also called for efforts to ensure water supply for people's daily needs, especially with regard to supply of safe drinking water.
The worst drought in 60 years to hit the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River has aroused widespread concern from China's leaders.
President Hu Jintao, at the end of a four-day tour to Hubei Province Friday, urged local government officials to treat drought relief in rural areas as an "urgent task".
The drought-hit areas are China's major agricultural production bases.
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