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China urges more relief efforts for prolonged drought

China's drought relief office has called for immediate and intensified efforts to fight drought in provinces in south China, which caused water shortage to 2.47 million people. As of Wednesday, the drought had affected 18.83 million mu (1.26 million... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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