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Severe drought lingers in north China
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Soldiers help the villagers to get water from a fire engine in Lieshan Township in Huaibei City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 12, 2009. Fire engines were sent to deliver water for residents in the villages of Lieshan Township. Huaibei city has suffered from drought since October last year. [Wan Shanchao/Xinhua]

Soldiers help the villagers to get water from a fire engine in Lieshan Township in Huaibei City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 12, 2009. Fire engines were sent to deliver water for residents in the villages of Lieshan Township. Huaibei city has suffered from drought since October last year. [Wan Shanchao/Xinhua] 


(Xinhua News Agency February 16, 2009)

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