Longest ever drought in China

• China is facing its biggest drought ever. Drought has dried up rivers and affected power generation at hydroelectric power plants. 

• There is darkness in small and big cities due to no electricity.

• After 64 years, China faced the longest summer and as a result, the Yangtze, the longest river in Asia, which is the largest river in China, has dried up.

• It is the longest river in Asia and third-longest in world. This river is also the longest worldwide to flow entirely within one country.