Villages must play the waiting game in war against drought
By Hu Yinan | China Daily | Updated: 2009-02-12 07:42
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Farmers dig a channel to draw water into their field last week in Xijie village, Henan province. The drought has severely affected local people's daily life. Gao Shanyue |
In many parts of northern China, light rain and the desperate efforts of the administration have been helping ease the country's worst drought for half a century. Meanwhile the media has been flooded with stories of constant inspections and local irrigation projects, as well as heartbroken farmers determined to save their harvest.
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