8 Of Every 10 Rainfalls In Guangzhou, China In 2007 Qualified As "Acid"

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SHENZHEN - Eight out of every 10 rainfalls in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, last year was classified as acid rain.

The city suffered from the worst acid rain of any in the province, the Guangdong provincial environmental protection bureau said. Altogether, two-thirds of Guangdong's 21 cities were affected.

However, the figures still represented an improvement on 2006, Chen Guangrong, deputy director of the bureau, said on Tuesday. About 45 percent of the province's rainfall last year could be classified as acid rain, compared with more than 50 percent the year before.

Other major air and water pollution indicators also dropped, but Chen warned the environmental situation remained "severe" and said the government will take "necessary measures" to cut pollution.

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