Shanghai Residents Are Stocking up on Water; Jiangxi Is Suffering From Severe Drought #panicbuying

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Today's video covers the following news:

1. The Yangtze River is nearly out of flow, reservoirs are depleted, seawater is backing up, and Shanghai's water supply is in crisis:

The Yangtze River basin has been in severe drought recently. Its water level from the upper reaches keeps decreasing to the extent of almost drying up. The invasion of the salty tide at the mouth of the Yangtze River has greatly impacted many reservoirs and led to a water crisis in Shanghai as well. Some netizens urged Shanghai residents to stock up on water, prompting panic among the public.

According to the official Chinese media 財新Caixin.com, due to the salt tide invasion, Shanghai's two major water suppliers are having trouble drawing water. Shanghai, which is located at the mouth of the river, is facing a water crisis.

2. 江西Jiangxi: Poyang Lake sees the bottom; millions of people have difficulty getting water:

The drought in Jiangxi province has lasted nearly 100 days. Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, is still at its extremely dry stage. Residents say that the local area has started intermittent water cuts. Crops are failing on a large scale, seriously affecting people's livelihoods.

Water expert 王维洛Wang Weiluo told the Epoch Times recently that the extremely low water level of Poyang Lake has to do with a large amount of water stored in Three Gorges Dam. "The water of the reservoir was all discharged in June. They are waiting for the flood, but it didn't come this year. Entering late August to September and October, in order to generate electricity, they have to collect the flow and raise the water level of the reservoir. So it’s the artificial control measure that’s causing the drought."

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