As China reels under a massive heatwave with water levels dropping to record low in the Yangtze River, reports say authorities have deployed planes to shoot silver iodide rods into the sky to ensure rainfall.

Amid record heatwave, Chinese planes shoot rods into the sky to induce rain

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Amid record heatwave, Chinese planes shoot rods into the sky to induce rain