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France's Loire River dries up
Updated: 2011-05-20 20:39
(Agencies)
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A plant sprout is seen in the cracked and dry earth in the wide riverbed of the Loire River near the Anjou-Bretagne bridge in Ancenis, western France, May 20, 2011. The French environment minister said on Monday that France was in a 'situation of crisis' and on Wednesday imposed curbs on water consumption in a third of France's administrative departments. [Photo/Agencies] |
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