SHENYANG: More than 230,000 people have been left short of drinking water after a severe drought caused by El Nino gripped the northeastern province of Liaoning, said local authorities.
Liaoning has seen high temperatures and dry conditions since the start of July, with the lowest rainfall since records began in 1951, said the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters yesterday.
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