It is not only Europe that is plagued by severe drought. China’s autumn harvest is “seriously under threat” as a result of extreme temperatures and drought, warn authorities, who want to see action taken as the country now experiences its hottest summer on record. This is what the water level in the Yangtze River looks like and the consequences it can have – see in the player above
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Extremely low water level in the world’s third largest river – electricity may be interrupted
