china have Yellow Alert.

66 rivers have dried up in 34 county areas in southwest China's Chongqing region
66 rivers have dried up in 34 counties in southwest China's Chongqing region.

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China's Yangtze river valley is surrounded by severe fire and drought. This has caused fires in many places. Special teams have been deployed by the Chinese government to protect food grains. In the current situation, a national drought alert has been declared for the first time in the country. Last Thursday, the Chinese authorities issued a 'yellow alert' or yellow alert, saying that there is an intense fire in the valleys of the Yangtze River in the Sichuan area, southwest of Shanghai.

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Chinese government officials blame the situation on global climate change. China's yellow alert for drought is two levels lower than Beijing's most severe warning.

Poyang Lake, one of the important flood basins of the Yangtze River in central China's Jiangxi Province, has almost dried up, the country's state news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday. At this time of the year the lake is reduced to a quarter of its total size.

China's state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday that 66 rivers in 34 counties in southwest Chongqing have dried up. Compared to the normal monsoon season, Chongqing has received 60 percent less rain this year. Soil moisture has increased in many areas. In Beibei district, north of Chongqing, the temperature rose to 45 degrees Celsius last Thursday. As of Friday morning, six of China's top 10 temperature-prone areas were located in Chongqing. The temperature in Bishan district was 39 degrees. Apart from this, the temperature in Shanghai was 37 degrees Celsius.

Infrastructure and emergency services in the Chongqing area are struggling to cope. Firefighters have been put on alert as the fire broke out in the area. State media are warning people about heatstroke. Meanwhile, keeping in mind the security issue, gas and fuel supply was stopped indefinitely on Friday. A special team has also been formed by the Chongqing Agricultural Bureau to protect vulnerable crops.

Measures have been taken by the country's Ministry of Water Resources to maintain water supply in drought-prone areas. According to China's Ministry of Emergency Situations, direct economic losses from high temperatures alone in July amounted to 2.73 billion yuan. It has affected 55 lakh people.

Meanwhile, the China Meteorological Administration (NMC) also issued a red alert for high temperatures on Friday. 30 consecutive red alerts have been issued. Meteorologists are predicting that this situation is unlikely to change before August 26. According to the data of the Meteorological Department, an area of ​​4.5 lakh square kilometers is now experiencing temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius.