One of the worst droughts in 200 years is ravaging Shandong Province and jeopardizing winter wheat production, Xinhua reports. |
據(jù)新華社電,山東省目前正遭遇200年一遇的大旱,省內(nèi)冬小麥生產(chǎn)面臨嚴(yán)重危機(jī)。 |
The province has seen only 12 millimetres of rain since September last year. The four-month drought has affected 6.4 million hectares of farmland in eight provinces throughout the country, accounting for 35.1% of the wheat land and 21.7% of its total farmland, the Ministry of Agriculture announced Monday. |
自去年9月,山東降水量僅為12毫米。農(nóng)業(yè)部周一表示,持續(xù)四個月的大旱已影響到全國八省9611萬畝(640萬公頃)農(nóng)田,受災(zāi)面積占八省冬小麥種植面積的35.1%,占八省耕地面積的21.7%。 |
On Friday the central government announced a grade II emergency in eight drought-hit provinces, including Shandong, mandated daily damage reports and sent experts and relief materials to affected wheat growing areas. |
中央政府上周五已在包括山東在內(nèi)的8個受旱省份啟動II級應(yīng)急措施,24小時監(jiān)控氣象條件和受災(zāi)情況,并已向產(chǎn)糧地區(qū)派送出專家和救災(zāi)物資。
(China.org.cn)
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