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Drought in China causes Yangtze river to dry up
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Beijing, Aug 23 (TIWN) 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 August 19 as a long running and severe heatwave in China's heavily populated south-west was forecast to continue well into September, The Guardian reported.
The loss of water flow to China's extensive hydropower system has sparked a "grave situation" in Sichuan, which gets more than 80 per cent of its energy from hydropower.
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