26.25 million mu of crops affected by drought in four provinces and regions of Northeast China

The Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters reported on the 29th that as most of the Northeast region has seen significant precipitation in recent days, the drought in some areas has eased.

The report shows that since July 25, most of the Northeast region has experienced a clear precipitation process, especially with 25 to 50 mm of precipitation in parts of the central and southern areas. The cumulative area-average precipitation in Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Inner Mongolia was 27 mm, 24 mm, 15 mm and 7 mm respectively. The drought in parts of central and southern Liaoning, southwestern Jilin, central Heilongjiang and central Inner Mongolia has eased somewhat, but parts of southern Liaoning and northeastern Inner Mongolia still maintain high-temperature and low-rainfall weather, and the drought continues to develop.

⟦NL> According to statistics from the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Office as of July 29, the four provinces (regions) of Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia still have 26.25 million mu of crops affected by drought, and 540,000 people and 1.99 million large livestock have difficulty accessing drinking water due to the drought. Compared with the peak of the drought, the area of crops affected by drought in the four provinces (regions) has decreased by 24.3 million mu, among which Heilongjiang Province decreased by 10.79 million mu, Liaoning Province decreased by 5.72 million mu, Jilin Province decreased by 4.86 million mu, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region decreased by 2.93 million mu. The number of people with drinking water difficulties has not changed.