Drought plagues 13 Chinese provinces

 　　BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- China's ongoing¹ severe drought has hit 13 Chinese provinces, having an adverse² impact on agricultural production, the country's drought relief authorities said Thursday.

　　As of Thursday, the dry spell has left 7.82 million people and 4.58 million head of livestock³ without adequate drinking water in provinces including Yunnan, Sichuan, Hebei, Shanxi and Gansu, said an official from the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.

　　The drought has also dried up reservoirs and threatened spring planting, affecting 60.1 million mu (4 million hectares) of crop land as of Thursday.

　　The drought relief authorities and the Ministry⁴ of Water Resources are keeping a close eye on the development of the drought.

　　Since last winter, 12 work teams have been sent to drought-stricken provinces and 144 million yuan (22.86 million U.S. dollars) of relief funds have been allocated⁵ to Yunnan to help the worst-hit province purchase anti-drought facilities, the official said.

　　The country will do everything possible to ensure basic water supply for residents and agricultural production, the official said.?

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 adverse   

adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的

参考例句：

• He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
• The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

3 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 allocated   

adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
• More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。