Drought affects millions of Chinese people

The reservoir is dry to the bottom
(Photo: VNN)

Drought in some provinces in China caused 4.8 million people to lack drinking water, the China Daily cited sources from the national drought remedy.

In the issue on May 16, the daily newspaper wrote 11 million hectares of crops in Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Liaoning and many other provinces severely affected by drought.

'' Low rainfall plus excessive high temperatures are the main causes of drought. The drought began at the end of last month , 'said Ye Dianxiu, a meteorologist. The average temperature over the past few months is 1-2 degrees Celsius higher than the same period last year, while the rainfall in the drought-stricken areas decreases by 30 to 50%, Ye said.

On the same day, the Xinhua news agency reported that 77% of the reservoirs in Ninh Ha Hoi area had dried up, more than 800 other reservoirs in Hebei, Son Tay and the Inner Mongolia autonomous region were inert.

Hoai Linh