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Ministers Tour Drought-Hit Regions in Australia

Phil Mercer

   SYDNEY - Senior government ministers in Australia begin Wednesday a
   three-day tour of towns on the brink of running out of water in
   drought-hit areas in the eastern part of the nation.

   Authorities are racing to get emergency water supplies ready for the
   town of Stanthorpe in the Australian state of Queensland, where
   reservoirs are expected to run dry within two months.

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