$7.7 Million Added to Battle Drought
From Times Wire Reports
South Korea will spend an additional $7.7 million to fight a prolonged drought threatening the rice harvest, officials said.
The money, to be used for building irrigation channels and drilling wells, is in addition to $15.3 million spent earlier this year. The dry spell began in March and is also affecting impoverished North Korea.
Weather officials say the rainfall total so far this year in South Korea is 8.4 inches--one-third below average.
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