Friday, February 06, 2009

China declares drought emergency

China has declared an emergency in northern and central drought-hit regions, where nearly four million people are suffering water shortages.Nearly half of China's winter crop - some 10m hectares (24m acres) of wheat and rape seed - are also under threat. China's drought relief office called it an event "rarely seen in history".

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