Provinces in south China implement solid effort to combat drought

Recently, most areas in south China have experienced continuous high temperatures and little precipitation. The hot weather is expected to continue in the next two weeks. China's Ministry of Agriculture urgently issued a notice to strengthen the deployment. All localities should take active measures to fight against high temperature and drought in order to ensure a bumper harvest of autumn grain. It should be taken as the primary task of the current "three rural" work. Disaster relief materials and technical measures to households and fields should be made sure, and water storage against drought should be guaranteed. Meanwhile, communication and consultation should be strengthened between meteorological department, water conservancy department, emergency department and others. Close attention should also be paid to crop growth and development process, and the changes of high-temperature weather, to jointly issue early warning information.

Photo taken on Aug. 13, 2022 shows villagers pumping water from the tributary of the Yangtze River to fight drought at a citrus orchard in Chenjiawan Village, Xietan Township, Zigui County, Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. (Zheng Jiayu/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows volunteers from Yangtiangang Fire Rescue Brigade pumping water for farmers to fight drought in Xiaotou Village, in Xinyu City, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Ling Houxiang/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows village cadres watering seedlings hit by drought in Liangshuijing Village, Lushi Town, Huaying City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Qiu Haiying/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows tea farmers pumping water from Shantang Reservoir to water the ecological tea garden in Ganjiang New District, west China's Jiangxi Province. (Yuan Jun/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows farmers watering the Trichosanthes planting base at Huayanghe Farm in Susong County, east China's Anhui Province to fight drought. (Li Long/Guangming Picture)