| One of the worst droughts in 200 years is ravaging Shandong Province and jeopardizing winter wheat production, Xinhua reports. |
据新华社电，山东省目前正遭遇200年一遇的大旱，省内冬小麦生产面临严重危机。 |
| The province has seen only 12 millimetres of rain since September last year. The four-month drought has affected 6.4 million hectares of farmland in eight provinces throughout the country, accounting for 35.1% of the wheat land and 21.7% of its total farmland, the Ministry of Agriculture announced Monday. |
自去年9月，山东降水量仅为12毫米。农业部周一表示，持续四个月的大旱已影响到全国八省9611万亩（640万公顷）农田，受灾面积占八省冬小麦种植面积的35.1%，占八省耕地面积的21.7%。 |
| On Friday the central government announced a grade II emergency in eight drought-hit provinces, including Shandong, mandated daily damage reports and sent experts and relief materials to affected wheat growing areas. |
中央政府上周五已在包括山东在内的8个受旱省份启动II级应急措施，24小时监控气象条件和受灾情况，并已向产粮地区派送出专家和救灾物资。
（China.org.cn） |
