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Severe drought hits Southwest China

Updated: 2013-02-28 08:11
( Xinhua)
Severe drought hits Southwest China

Water drips from a tap in Shilin County of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb 27, 2013. The water supply in Shilin is facing a severe shortage. About 600,000 people are facing shortage of drinking water amid severe drought that hit southwest China's Yunnan Province for the fourth straight year, and the current drought has affected 5.11 million mu of cropland in the province China's drought relief authority said Feb 21, 2013. [Lin Yiguang/Xinhua]

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