Gallery: Chongqing in severe drought
GOV.cn Friday, September 1, 2006


A senior resident takes a nap as he keeps cool with other residents at an air-raid shelter in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Aug. 30, 2006. Observatory stations in Chongqing, which reported temperatures of up to 40.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, have put residents on red alert for high temperatures. [Xinhua Photo]


The local residents rest at an air-raid shelter in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Aug. 30, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]

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Editor: Du Jing
Source: Xinhua