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CHINA: DROUGHT LEAVES NEARLY 6 MILLION LACKING WATER
Drought in China leaves nearly 6 million lacking water
Published: Aug. 5, 2013 at 5:01 PM
BEIJING, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A drought has left nearly 6 million people without water in 13 provincial-level areas in China, the Ministry of Civil Affairs reported Monday.
About 4.3 million of the 5.95 million people affected by the drought, which has continued since mid-June reside in Guizhou and Hunan provinces, the ministry said.
More than 4 million people were in need of government assistance, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Monday.
The report said the drought has caused direct economic losses of 12.1 billion yuan ($1.98 billion) and affected 2.09 million hectares (5,164,502 acres) of farmland, leaving 350,00 hectares (864,868 acres) a total loss.
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