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Weather extremes ravage China

A farmer displays dead paddy seedlings on a dried-up paddy field in Zhaoping County, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Aug. 1, 2007. Local residents are experiencing a once-in-a decade severe drought due to continuous searing heat and shortages of rainfall, which has left large swathes of farmland cracked and crowds of residents thirsty for sufficient drinking water.(Newsphoto)

Dead paddy seedlings are pictured on a dried-up paddy field in Zhaoping County, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Aug. 1, 2007. Local residents are experiencing a once-in-a decade severe drought due to continuous searing heat and shortages of rainfall, which has left large swathes of farmland cracked and crowds of residents thirsty for sufficient drinking water.(Newsphoto)

Cars drive along a flooded street in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province Aug. 2, 2007. More than 700 people have been killed in floods so far this summer. (Newsphoto)

A motocyclist pushes her motocycle through a flooded street in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province Aug. 2, 2007. More than 700 people have been killed in floods so far this summer. (Newsphoto)