Mr. Chen Xiaohua, 68 years old, under the death of dried melon due to drought in Fuyuan village, Chongqing city, China, August 19 - Photo: Reuters
AFP news agency on August 24 quoted the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture's statement said that the southern China region is in the sunny period, the longest drought since the beginning of the weather data for more than 60 years.
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On August 23, four government agencies issued a general notice calling for emergency action to protect crops.Accordingly, "every unit of water is carefully used" through methods such as watering and artificial rain.
The statement has a paragraph: "The rapid development of drought due to high temperatures combined with heat is a serious threat to the summer -autumn crop".
The warning issued in the context of many provinces in China issued a alternating electric cutting notice to deal with the demand for soaring, partly by the people using the air conditioner to cool when the temperature is up to 45 degrees.C.
Super cities such as Shanghai and Chongqing have stopped outdoor decoration lighting systems, while the government in Sichuan province requested to cut electricity for industrial production due to water levels at hydroelectric plants.Trong was low.
According to Xinhua, on August 22, more than 1,500 people in the area around Chongqing had to evacuate due to forest fires.The local government said drought and prolonged heat waves have caused many forest fires in mountainous areas.
More than 5,000 rescuers including firefighters, armed forces and professional rescue teams as well as many helicopters were mobilized to extinguish forest fires.
On August 23, the Chinese National Meteorological Agency extended the drought and heat warning, calling on the authorities of 11 provinces to "activate" emergency response measures.The areas of Central, Nam Chongqing and East Sichuan have red alarms and warning the particularly dangerous situation on forest fires