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Farmers in the suburbs of Harbin, capital city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, use a water tanker to irrigate farmland. Persistent drought in northern China has put a strangle hold on this year's crops, despite steps to fight the drought. [Li Yong/Xinhua]

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