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Drought dries up river, kills crops in China

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Drought dries up river, kills crops in China

Drought dries up river, kills crops in China

As the tinder-dry countryside throughout China's Yangtze river basin withers under a heatwave that has lasted more than two months, the autumn harvest is in jeopardy with farmer's unable to keep their crops alive.

This report produced by Olivia Zollino.


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