1. Northern Italy is also facing possible water shortages due to lack of rainfall and evaporation has spiked.
2. Lack of rainfall in north China was blamed for the threat of forest fires and people have been warned to be alert of such hazard.
3. The long dry spell has been lingering in Yunnan since last autumn due to lack of rainfall and high temperatures.
4. The local hydrological bureau said water levels in the Yangtze and Jialing rivers had declined sharply in recent weeks due to a lack of rainfall.
5. Liu attributed the drastic shrinkage to a lingering drought in the lake region due to lack of rainfall since August.
6. The lack of rainfall in northern China was blamed for forest fires and people have been warned to be on alert for such hazards.