Shandong drought worsens
山東旱情加劇
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| The worst drought in six decades is escalating in Shandong Province. Approximately 30 million mu of wheat land has been affected by the drought, or 56 percent of the province's total farmland sown to the crop. |
| The worst drought in six decades is escalating in Shandong Province, Xinhua reports, citing a spokesperson for the local Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Saturday. A total of 240,000 people and 107,000 head of livestock are suffering from short supply of drinking water in the province. |
新華社消息，山東省防汛抗旱指揮部官員周六通報，全省60年一遇的旱情仍在持續加劇。目前全省有24萬人、10.7萬頭牲畜面臨飲水困難。 |
| Approximately 30 million mu of wheat land has been affected by the drought, or 56 percent of the province's total farmland sown to the crop, some 1.1 million mu more than last week. The province has earmarked 680 million yuan and motivated 2 million people to fight the drought. |
目前全省小麥受旱面積已達3000萬畝，約占全省小麥播種面積的56%，比一周前增加110多萬畝。旱情發生以來，山東省已投入資金6.8億元、抗旱勞力200萬人。
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