Nationwide drought-affected crop area shrinks by nearly 20 million mu in 4 days

From August 23 to 26, the drought-stricken areas in Northeast China and the Huang-Huai region received significant rainfall. A reporter learned from the Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on the 27th that this rainfall process was very favorable for alleviating the current drought, and the nationwide drought-affected crop area decreased by nearly 20 million mu.

According to a bulletin from the State Flood Control Office, during this round of rainfall, the average rainfall in Liaoning, Jilin, Henan, and Hubei reached 35 mm, 32 mm, 23 mm, and 43 mm respectively, and the nationwide drought-affected crop area decreased by 18.16 million mu compared with before the rainfall, among which Liaoning decreased by 6.95 million mu, Henan by 6.16 million mu, Jilin by 2.7 million mu, and Hubei by 1.55 million mu.

As of August 27, statistics show that the nationwide drought-affected crop area was 65.79 million mu (the multi-year average for the same period is 120 million mu), mainly distributed in Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, and other places; 1.66 million people and 2.84 million large livestock experienced drinking water difficulties due to drought (the multi-year averages for the same period are 10.11 million people and 7.22 million head), mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia, Henan, Liaoning, and other places.