Hundreds of persimmon trees lie wilted in Gan Bingdong\u0027s greenhouse in China, adding to mounting farm losses in a scorching summer.
Gan’s farm south of the industrial metropolis of Chongqing lost half its vegetable crop in heat as high as 41 degrees Celsius and a drought that has shrunk the giant Yangtze River and wilted crops across central China.
Local authorities were ordered to “use all available water sources” to supply households and livestock, the weather agency said. Growth in factory output and retail sales weakened in July, setting back China’s economic recovery after Shanghai and other industrial centers were shut down starting in late March to fight virus outbreaks.
In Hubei province, east of Chongqing, 220,000 people needed drinking water, while 6.9 million hectares of crops were damaged, the provincial government said Saturday. It declared a drought emergency and released disaster aid.Article contentAuthorities in Chongqing say an estimated 1 million people in rural areas will face drinking water shortages, the Shanghai news outlet The Paper reported.
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