然而，即使在一片焦土的南部地区，选举官员说至少也达到了50%的投票率。

Yet, even in the charred south, say election officials, at least 50% voted.

沿河的稻田和麦田都是一片焦土.运河干枯成浅溪渔船搁浅在干地上.本来用于浇灌土地的水泵现在毫无意义地悬在污浊的水坑上方.

Along the river, rice and wheat fields have turned to baked dirt. Canals have dwindled to shallow streams, and fishing boats sit on dry land.