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Lingering drought scourges parts of China (4)

（Xinhua）  13:37, July 25, 2013  

Resident Lyu Youde shows the withered paddy rice at Jingtang Village of Wufengpu Town in Shaoyang County, central China's Hunan Province, July 24, 2013. A drought that has lasted since early July has left 533,000 people short of drinking water in the province. 107 counties of 14 cities and prefectures in the province have been affected by the drought, with about 6027,000 hectares of crops damaged and 311,000 heads of livestock short of water. Also in the province, 186 rivers and 252 reservoirs are dry. (Xinhua/Li Ga)

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（Editor：HuangJin、Chen Lidan）

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