China heatwave, drought affecting large swathes of farmland and crops | The World

There are concerns that the effects of the record heat in China will continue well into next year. Droughts have severely reduced hydroelectric production and agricultural output, and the country's largest freshwater lake has shrunk by more than 60 per cent. Yvonne Yong reports.

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