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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Thomas Peter and Xiaoyu Yin

Chinese drillers work 15-hour days building wells in drought-hit Jiangxi

Head of a drilling crew Gao Pucha watches as his drill hits water as the region experiences a drought outside Jiujiang city, Jiangxi province, China, August 27, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

(Refiles Aug 27 story with correct byline format, no changes to text)

JIUJIANG, China (Reuters) -Teams of drillers are working long hours to build wells to fight a devastating drought sweeping parts of China, farmers in Jiujiang city in the country's central Jiangxi province told Reuters on Saturday.

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