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Class ﹕AFL 1A
Instructor David Wolff﹕
Reporters Eve (4971A047) Alina(4971A051)﹕
China Drought
China Faces Worst Drought In 50 Years
CNN Live Video of China Drought
Twelve Provinces are Taking the Brunt of the Drought’s ImpactThe Drought Has Threatened China from October in 2008A Great Number of People Are Influenced By the Fatal Drought
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China Faces Worst Drought In 50 Years
China has been suffering from the
drought since October in 2008.
At least 18 million people have
been affected by China’s worst
drought in 50 years.
The lake is totally dried and there are dead clams everywhere.
China drought leaves 670,000 people without drinking water.
CNN Live Video of China Drought
Twelve Provinces are Taking the Brunt of the Drought’s Impact
The drought mainly
threatened Henan ,Shanxi,
Gansu, Anhui, Shandong,
Shaanxi, Beijing, Hebei,
Jaingsu, Tenshin, Níngxià,
Hupei.
Many grasshoppers died due to the scarcity of water.
The Drought Has Threatened China from October in 2008
The drought has lasted since last
winter , and scientist said the
situation will get serious,
especially in the northern China.
Besides, It is the worst one after 1951.
Almost half of the wheat-growing areas
in the eight provinces were
threatened.
A Great Number of People Are Influenced By the Fatal Drought
This drought is affecting
millions of people. For
example, Liaoning do
not have access to
drinking water at the
moment.
Residents in some mountain villages are having to walk up to
2km to get water.
Three hundred million farmers’ lives are seriously
affected and the researchers reported that the
bad impact of the drought may be more serious
than the heavy snowfall last year.
The drought has also affected huge areas of
farmland, with crop failures and the death of cattle.
The crops are like wilted grasses, and
can be lighted as firewood.
Approximately 43% of crops in China can’t be
harvested.
There are many forest conflagrations everywhere
in China due to the hot and dry weather.
There have been three people dead and two
injured so far.
The drought causes drinking problems. For
example, it is said that there is a family who share a
bowl of water to wash faces together.
Besides, this family haven’t taken a shower since
the drought happened.
The End
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