China - Liaoning suffers the most severe drought since 1951
China
September 2, 2014
Source: Ministry of Agriculture via Xinhua
Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2014 shows cracked bed of the Tanzhangzi reservoir in Qiuzigou Township, Huludao, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Liaoning, which has suffered the most severe drought since 1951, has seen 7.07 million mu of crops (471,333 hectares) destroyed, and grain production in the province is expected to decline by 5 billion kg this year. Liaoning's provincial government has already earmarked 592 million yuan to fight drought and is building emergency water projects. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2014 shows remains of fish on cracked bed of the Tanzhangzi reservoir in Qiuzigou Township, Huludao, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Liaoning, which has suffered the most severe drought since 1951, has seen 7.07 million mu of crops (471,333 hectares) destroyed, and grain production in the province is expected to decline by 5 billion kg this year. Liaoning's provincial government has already earmarked 592 million yuan to fight drought and is building emergency water projects. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
An excavator tries to dig a well for water in Qiuzigou Township, Huludao, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 1, 2014. Liaoning, which has suffered the most severe drought since 1951, has seen 7.07 million mu of crops (471,333 hectares) destroyed, and grain production in the province is expected to decline by 5 billion kg this year. Liaoning's provincial government has already earmarked 592 million yuan to fight drought and is building emergency water projects. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
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