China issues national drought alert as temperatures rise across the Yangtze River basin - ABC News

A national "yellow alert" is declared as regions from south-west China to Shanghai in the Yangtze delta experience weeks of extreme heat.

China has issued its first national drought alert of the year as authorities battle forest fires and mobilise specialist teams to protect crops from scorching temperatures across the Yangtze River ba… [+3279 chars]

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