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Its largest lake is so dry, China digs deep to water crops

Its largest lake is so dry, China digs deep to water crops

The 1,400-sq-mile Poyang Lake has shrunk to 285 sq miles affecting irrigation of key rice-growing regions

By AP News
Published - Aug 23, 2022, 07:41 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 24, 2023, 12:10 PM EDT

With China's biggest freshwater lake dried to

historic lows by drought, work crews are digging trenches to keep water
flowing to irrigate crops.

The dramatic decline of water coverage in Poyang Lake in the

central province of Jiangxi otherwise
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