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BEIJING - China has had to divert water from a willow-lined river northeast of Beijing to replenish its Olympics rowing and canoeing venue which has run dry.
The municipal government had spent about 430 million yuan ($76.68 million) to divert water 13km from the Wenyu to the Chaobei which had run dry for nine consecutive years, Xinhua news agency said.
- Reuters
