China still suffering from drought

Published: 23 March 2010 y., Tuesday

More than 50 million people in southwest China are struggling to cope with what is being called the worst drought in living memory. Here in the village of Pubin, local people are awaiting their only source of drinking water. The trucks come every other day or so, bringing only enough to supply drinking water to residents, but not enough for farmers to cultivate their fields.


Šaltinis: Reuters
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