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High temps, drought in China affect drinking water, crops

A dried riverbed is exposed after the water level dropped in the Yangtze River in Yunyang county in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water supplies. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT A dried riverbed is exposed after the water level dropped in the Yangtze River in Yunyang county in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water supplies. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT Residents cool off along the Yangtze River in Yunyang county in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water supplies. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT A dried riverbed is exposed after the water level dropped in the Yangtze River in Yunyang county in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water supplies. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT Piers are seen near the dried riverbed exposed after the water level dropped in the Yangtze River in Yunyang county in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water supplies. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a worker stands on top of a truck distributing water to residents with a banner which reads "Luoping Drought Relief water truck" in Luoping village of Wushan County in southwestern China's Chongqing, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, affecting crop yields and drinking water supplies for thousands of people. (Huang Wei/Xinhua via AP)