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Drought dries up major portion of Huangguoshu Waterfall

2010-03-22 05:47:15 GMT2010-03-22 13:47:15 (Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

An ongoing drought in southwestern China has dried up three-quarters of the water at Huangguoshu Cataract, Asia's largest waterfall, in Anshun, Guizhou Province. The drought has also dried up 90 percent of the water in Anshun's rivers and reservoirs. (Xinhua Photo)

An ongoing drought in southwestern China has dried up three-quarters of the water at Huangguoshu Cataract, Asia's largest waterfall, in Anshun, Guizhou Province. The drought has also dried up 90 percent of the water in Anshun's rivers and reservoirs. (Xinhua Photo)

A boy wades across the upper reaches of a stream that leads to the Huangguoshu Cataract, Asia's largest waterfall in Anshun, Guizhou Province. (Xinhua Photo)

This file photo from June 8, 2007, shows Huangguoshu Cataract during the rainy season. (Xinhua Photo)

An ongoing drought in southwestern China has dried up three-quarters of the water at Huangguoshu Cataract, Asia's largest waterfall, in Anshun, Guizhou Province. The drought has also dried up 90 percent of the water in Anshun's rivers and reservoirs.

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