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Drought affects 800,000 in SW China's Guizhou
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-09 21:55
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GUIYANG: About 800,000 people are suffering from water shortages in southwest China's Guizhou Province after a five-month drought, local officials said Tuesday.
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The drought has also threatened water supply for 370,000 livestock.
As of Tuesday, Guizhou Province had mobilized 166,000 people and 2,910 water trucks to fight the prolonged drought.
