Lingering drought hits SW China's Yunnan

Villagers fetch water at a pond which is going dry in Duomaga Village of Kunming City, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 26, 2013. Over 12 million people were affected by the lingering drought in the province. [Xinhua]

A villager stands on the dried-up fields in Qingshan Village of Qujing City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 8, 2013. Over 12 million people were affected by the lingering drought in the province.[Xinhua]

A villager looks at the dried-up pond in Qingshan Village of Qujing City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 8, 2013. Over 12 million people were affected by the lingering drought in the province. [Xinhua]

Children play at a dried-up pond in Duomaga Village of Kunming City, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 26, 2013. Over 12 million people were affected by the lingering drought in the province.[Xinhua]

Farmers irrigate the tobacco seedlings with water transported from miles away in Shengou Village of Qujing City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 9, 2013. Over 12 million people were affected by the lingering drought in the province. [Xinhua]

A villager shows the dried-up pea sprouts in Qingshan Village of Qujing City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 8, 2013. Over 12 million people were affected by the lingering drought in the province. [Xinhua]

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