Drought Affects Millions In China

According to the latest number from China's Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), 2.2 million hectares of arable land has been affected by the drought.

Persistent drought has caused widespread water shortages in central and north China, affecting more than 27.5 million people, according to official statistics.

A severe drought in China's central, eastern and southern provinces has affected nearly 35 million people and caused an economic loss of almost 15 billion yuan ($2.3 billion), officials said.The National Meteorological Centre said the dry weather will continue over the next few days in the provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hunan.The m...

According to the latest number from China's Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), 2.2 million hectares of arable land has been affected by the drought.

Persistent drought has caused widespread water shortages in central and north China, affecting more than 27.5 million people, according to official statistics.

A severe drought in China's central, eastern and southern provinces has affected nearly 35 million people and caused an economic loss of almost 15 billion yuan ($2.3 billion), officials said.The National Meteorological Centre said the dry weather will continue over the next few days in the provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hunan.The m...