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Over 47,000 acres of rice fields destroyed by drought in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — More than 47,000 acres of rice fields have been destroyed by dry weather in Sri Lanka, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said on Tuesday.

However, it will not lead to a rice shortage in the local market since sufficient stocks are available at the moment, the minister told reporters.

Rice is the staple food of the South Asian country and is cultivated in two seasons annu