RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 3 : China - Drought

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Situation Update No. 3 Posted:2010-02-21, 05:49:57 [UTC] Ref.no.: DR-20100221-25013-CHN Situation Update No. 3 On 2010-03-23 at 17:19:57 [UTC] Event: Drought Location: China MultiProvinces Southwestern areas Situation: The severe drought in China's southwest had worsened as affected areas had received little rainfall in the past two weeks, said China's drought relief authorities Tuesday. It had left 18.05 million people and 10.17 million livestock short of drinking water and affected 96.54 million mu (6.44 million hectares) of arable land, said the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (SFDH). To ensure the safety of drinking water, local governments had implemented a range of emergency measures, the SFDH said. Local authorities in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi had built 3,092 water diversion systems and 58,600 irrigation works, and dug 11,200 wells, according to the SFDH. During a three-day trip to Yunnan province last week, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for intensified and consistent efforts to relieve the drought and help the affected people overcome their difficulties. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu