Severe Drought Hits Shandong Province
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| A man walks on a sluice in Shuangquan Township of Changqing, Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 18, 2011. A severe drought hit Shandong Province, covering an area of more than 20,106 square kilometers. Facing shortage of water, local government planned to invest 275 million yuan (about US$41.7 million ) to build a set of irrigation projects. [Xinhua] |
(Xinhua News Agency January 19, 2011)