China drought causes Yangtze to dry up, sparking shortage of hydropower
by Helen Davidson in Taipei from Environment | The Guardian on (#62RMA)
Nationwide alert issued with south-west especially badly hit, as major companies forced to suspend work
A record-breaking drought has caused some rivers in China - including parts of the Yangtze - to dry up, affecting hydropower, halting shipping, and forcing major companies to suspend operations.
A nationwide drought alert was issued on Friday as a long-running and severe heatwave in China's heavily populated south-west was forecast to continue well into September.
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