Drought Plagues N. China
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BEIJING — A severe drought throughout northern China has left nearly 10 million people and 4 million head of livestock without enough drinking water.
Rainfall is 50% to 80% below normal, and strong winds and higher than usual temperatures have parched the soil, damaging 34 million acres of crops, the China Daily reported Thursday.
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