Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on record

A section of Jialing River in China.

People are seen at the dried-up riverbed of the Jialing river, a tributary of the Yangtze River in China's southwestern city of Chongqing on August 25, 2022

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What you need to know:

  • Southern China has recorded its longest continuous period of high temperatures since records began more than 60 years ago.
  • The world's second-largest economy has experienced over 70 days of heatwaves, flash floods and droughts.

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