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lượng nước ở các hồ chứa thấp kỷ lục, taiwan vừa phải... lập đàn cầu mưa đấy... ;)

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...To cope with the drought (đối phó với hạn hán), the water pressure in Hsinchu County, Miaoli County and Taichung has been lowered, and the WRA has set up pipelines (đường ống) that transport water from Taoyuan to Hsinchu.

The agency also said on Saturday that it would allow science and industrial parks (khu công nghiệp, khu công nghệ) in the country to apply to drill water wells if there is no risk of land subsidence.

Drilling wells (đào giếng) is a reasonable and necessary measure in a drought, and the wells will be sealed once the drought ends, said Wang Yi-feng (王藝峰), deputy director-general of the WRA.

Former Economics Minister Yiin Chii-ming (尹啟銘) has cast doubt on the plan (hoài nghi kế hoạch), however, saying that groundwater levels tend to fall during droughts, so it is uncertain how much water the wells could actually generate.

On Sunday morning, the Irrigation Agency (cục thủy lợi) under the Council of Agriculture held a rain worshipping ceremony (lễ cầu mưa), praying to the Sea Goddess Mazu (nữ thần biển mazu) to alleviate (giảm thiểu) the drought.

Weather in central and southern Taiwan are forecast (dự báo) to be cloudy (nhiều mây) with sporadic rain (mưa rải rác) on Sunday, though the regions will enjoy sunny skies (trời nắng) for the rest of the week.