Picture of the Day: Record drought in China
A riverbed in Zhengzhou, in Henan province (China).
Winter rainfall levels have been as much as 80% lower than normal in China's wheat-growing provinces, causing the worst drought in 50 years. Amid economic unrest in rural areas, the government pledged US$13 billion support for wheat growers. (Full)
More Pictures of the Day on The Road.
Picture courtesy AFP/Getty Images
Peter. Flemish, European, aid worker, expeditioner, sailor, traveller, husband, father, friend, nutcase. Not necessarily in that order.
0 comments:
Post a Comment