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A picture taken with a drone shows Luoxingdun stone island in Poyang Lake, Jiangxi Province, China, 24 August 2022. Severe drought exposed ancient Luoxingdun stone island in the middle of dried Poyang Lake in East China. It's the first time in 71 years that the historic island can be fully seen. East China Jiangxi Province has been experiencing severe drought since July 15. About 655,000 people have been mobilized to participate in the drought relief campaign in the province that is suffering economic losses of 147 million euros. China's long-running and severe heatwave caused a record-breaking drought across the country, causing some rivers to dry up, including parts of the Yangtze river. Lately, Sichuan province rationed public electricity usage or suspended the power supply to thousands of factories due to the power shortage. (Photo by Alex Plavevski/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
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