广州日报北京消息：１９９９年春季我国大部分省份普遍发生严重旱情，今年抗旱形势十分严峻。另据气象专家预测，今年黄河有来大水的可能，长江也可能有较大来水，因此今年防汛任务十分艰巨。中央对今年抗旱防汛工作极为重视，令全国相关部门动员一切力量，抗旱防汛工作须... Guangzhou Daily Beijing: Severe drought has occurred in most of the provinces of China in the spring of 1999. The drought situation this year is very grim. According to meteorological experts predict the possibility of floods this year, the Yellow River may also have a large influx of water, so this year’s flood control task is very arduous. The Central Committee attaches great importance to the work of flood control and drought prevention this year, so that all the relevant departments in the country mobilize all forces to fight drought and flood control.