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Tourists walk on an iron-chain bridge near the outlet of the Xiaolangdi Dam on the Yellow River in central China's Henan Province, on February 5, 2009. The Yellow River Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has launched an orange alert for grim drought situation on Tuesday. The daily average water flow through the Xiaolangdi Dam was increased to 600 cubic meters per second to help soothe the drought in areas along the Yellow River.

Tourists walk on an iron-chain bridge near the outlet of the Xiaolangdi Dam on the Yellow River in central China's Henan Province, on February 5, 2009. The Yellow River Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has launched an orange alert for grim drought situation on Tuesday. The daily average water flow through the Xiaolangdi Dam was increased to 600 cubic meters per second to help soothe the drought in areas along the Yellow River. [Xinhua]

 

(Xinhua News Agency February 6, 2009)

Workers sink a well at Baishu Township in Ruyang County of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province, on February 4, 2009. The city had received a reduced effective rainfall since October 2008, almost 80 percent less than in the same period of previous years. The local government has allocated some 25 million yuan (US$3.65 million) for drought relief and crops protection.
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