At 8 A.M. today, the water level of the Yangtze River was 16.88 meters in the Hankou section in Wuhan, marking an all-time low since record keeping began.
今天上午8时，长江武汉段汉口水位为16.88米，创下有水文记录以来的最低水位hghNw)~tsK。
In Chongqing, the water level was 3 meters lower than last year at both Cuntan station along the Yangtze and Beibei station on the Jialing River.
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"Precipitation has been 40 to 50 percent less than that of previous years in the Yangtze River Delta basin since July and the least since 1961.
“自7月以来，长江三角洲流域的降水量比往年同期减少了40%-50%，是1961年以来的最低水平Zi3A&RaXTs+]|p~WT0。
Due to a subtropical high-pressure system, temperatures will remain above average with less rainfall than normal.
由于亚热带高压系统的影响，该流域地区的气温还将保持在平均水平以上，降雨量则将低于正常水平Y11ELsJ_UPDEu。

The water levels have dropped a lot in major rivers and lakes in the basin. A drought like this is rare."
流域内主要河流和湖泊的水位下降了很多H^He=k*oeZkDF;dPk。像这样的干旱是很罕见的PkwhN|0nLN@=op!&EX8。”
The ministry says over 12 million acres of arable land have been affected by the drought.
该部门表示，耕地受旱面积将超过1200万英亩2l8mZNj_iD^*Y。
About 830,000 people and 160,000 head of livestock have been impacted by a water shortage.
约83万人和16万头大牲畜受到水资源短缺的影响6rdePZ!yU7XC。
The central government has earmarked 200 million in disaster funds to support drought relief work in eight provinces, including Hubei, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia.
中央政府目前已安排2亿元的救灾资金，支持湖北、山西、内蒙古等8个省份的抗旱救灾工作hf1KhlRD1kX+ChYq=|vn。