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230,000 people face water shortage in E China

230,000 people face water shortage in E China

Write: Laertes [2011-05-20]

230,000 people face water shortage in E China

The dried up riverside is visible below the Poyanghu bridge in Hukou county, East China's Jiangxi province, Dec 10, 2010. A reduction in rainfall since late October lowered the water levels of rivers and dried up a handful of reservoirs, seriously affecting water supplies, leaving 230, 000 people facing a growing water shortage. The province has vowed to spare no effort in disaster relief work. (Xinhua Photo)

230,000 people face water shortage in E China

A fist can be squeezed into cracks of dried up land in Hukou county, East China's Jiangxi province, Dec 10, 2010. (Xinhua Photo)

230,000 people face water shortage in E China

People walk on the dam in Gangjiang river in Nanchang, East China's Jiangxi province, Dec 11, 2010. The water level of the province's largest river reduced to a historical low of 12.89m. (Xinhua Photo)

230,000 people face water shortage in E China

Soil cracks appear due to persistent drought since late October in Hukou county, East China's Jiangxi province, Dec 10, 2010. (Xinhua Photo)

230,000 people face water shortage in E China

A dead fish lies on the dried up land in Nanchang, East China's Jiangxi province, Dec 11, 2010. (Xinhua Photo)