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Three-year drought drying up vital reservoirs in Yunnan (1/2)

2012-03-21 14:38       Web Editor:Su Jie
The Ganlongtan Reservoir in Tianxing Village, Qiubei Township, Yunnan Province is drying up as the province suffers from unrelenting drought for the third year in a row. Water storage in the reservoir has dropped from 300,000 cubic meters before the Spring Festival to around 50,000 cubic meters now, which can only provide drinking water for local resident for about one month. [Photo: CNS/Sun Zifa]
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