Provincial emergency management authorities have urged local departments to strengthen drought monitoring and increase water sources through water diversion and artificial rainfall, among other methods, in order to minimize losses from the drought, according to a notice published Saturday.

根据周六发布的一份通知，省级应急管理部门已敦促地方部门加强干旱监测，并通过引水和人工降雨等方法增加水源，以尽量减少干旱造成的损失。