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BBC: Crop warning over China drought
More than 50% of land used to grow wheat in Shandong has been hit by the drought
A prolonged dry spell in parts of northern, central and eastern China is threatening both crops and water supplies, Chinese state media says.
Shandong province is experiencing its driest weather for 60 years.
Half the wheat-growing land there is affected, while almost a quarter of a million people face drinking water shortages, the China Daily said.
Beijing has also been......
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Crop warning over China drought
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 24th, 2011
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