Drone Footage of China's Shrinking 'Kidney' Lake Amid Prolonged Drought and Heatwave

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29 August 2022 14:16 WIB

An aerial view shows a tributary stream running through the dried-up flats of Poyang Lake that stands at record-low water levels as the region experiences a drought, outside Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, August 28, 2022. Normally filled with water in August, China's Poyang Lake is now exposing large portions of its cracked lakebed, drone footage taken on Sunday (August 28) showed, testifying to the dramatic impact of a long drought and heatwave on a vital part of the country's irrigation infrastructure. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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Cracks run through the partially dried-up river bed of the Gan River, a tributary to Poyang Lake during a regional drought in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, August 28, 2022. China's biggest freshwater lake, Poyang is known as the "kidney" because of the role it plays in regulating the flow of the Yangtze river in central Jiangxi province. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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An aerial view shows dead fish littering the shore as local villager Ye Fa catches fish in a pool of water left by Poyang Lake that shows record-low water levels as the region experiences a drought outside Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, August 26, 2022. This year, as a record heatwave throughout the Yangtze basin stretches beyond 70 days, the lake has shrunk far earlier than usual and is just a fifth of its size of a few months ago. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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Local villager Ye Fa throws a cage to catch fish in a pool of water left by Poyang Lake that shows record-low water levels as the region experiences a drought outside Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, August 26, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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A dead fish lies next to a pool of water left by Poyang Lake that shows record-low water levels as the region experiences a drought outside Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, August 26, 2022. Villagers and tourists were able to walk comfortably on the cracked and baked flats of the lake, treading through dead mussels and fish. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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