{"id":25730,"date":"2007-01-30T15:12:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-30T15:12:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:34:30","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:34:30","slug":"730-yangtze-river-drought-costs-china-billions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/730-yangtze-river-drought-costs-china-billions\/","title":{"rendered":"Yangtze River drought costs China billions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span>Serious and prolonged drought in areas along the upper reaches of the Yangtze in west China affected 19 million residents and 17 million head of livestock, said Cai Qihua, director of the Yangtze River Water Resources Committee.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/>\nThe country lost 22 million tonnes of grain in the region because of soaring temperatures and sustained drought, Cai said.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shanghaidaily.com\/article\/?id=304566&amp;type=National\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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