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Man-made Catastrophes and Natural Disasters are Warnings to People
The most serious drought in the past 100 years has hit Shandong Province. There is a water supply crisis in the cities and the counties. Since 1999, Shandong Province has been suffering from severe drought for three consecutive years. In 2000 the cities and counties had a water supply shortage. In 2001 the farmlands affected totaled 44 million Mu (Chinese measure of land area, 1 Mu=0.1647 acre). The severe drought in the spring of 2002 cost more than 440 million Yuan. The drought this summer is the most severe in the past100 years. The farmlands declared to be disasters have reached 54.2 million Mu, with more than 7 million Mu of crops totally lost. Over 60 cities are lacking in water supply, and 3.66 million people have difficulty accessing drinking water from time to time.
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In December 2001, Zhang Zhensheng, an elderly man in Laiwu City, Shandong Province, accidentally died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Some vicious people slandered Falun Gong by saying that he went insane by practicing Falun Gong and set himself on fire. Hereby I, the daughter of the deceased, clarify the truth: my father was not a Falun Gong practitioner. He passed away because he forgot to close the door to the coal-burning stove, and unfortunately he died from carbon monoxide gas.
A woman from the north suffered from rheumatoid arthritis when she was young. Her joints were severely deformed and she suffered from severe pain. All through the year she had to put on heavy coats. Fortunately after she obtained Dafa all the pains have gone. Since the evil started persecuting Falun Gong she has been clarifying the truth to people. She showed people pictures of her when she wore thick coats before obtaining Dafa and pictures of her with dresses on after she obtained Dafa. Many people came to know the truth. Moreover, people with predestined relationship started cultivation.
One female practitioner consistently clarifies the truth to her coworkers. Right now one coworker has started practicing Falun Gong. The two of them diligently study the Fa and send forth righteous thoughts.