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Xue Yongguo (left), a 79-year-old villager in Zhanghe, Henan province, ladles out muddy water to drink last week at the foot of a nearby mountain. The closest alternative for drinking water is two hours away on foot. [Gao Shanyue/China Daily]

Xue Yongguo (left), a 79-year-old villager in Zhanghe, Henan province, ladles out muddy water to drink last week at the foot of a nearby mountain. The closest alternative for drinking water is two hours away on foot. [Gao Shanyue/China Daily] 



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