Thursday, 1 April 2010

China...more than 24 million people were short of drinking water because of a crippling drought


Two boys prepare to collect water during a severe drought in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province on March 31, 2010. China said that more than 24 million people were short of drinking water because of a crippling drought, the worst to hit the country in a century.

Children play on a truck on their way to collect water during a severe drought in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province on March 31, 2010

Children play on a truck on their way to collect water during a severe drought in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province on March 31, 2010. China said that more than 24 million people were short of drinking water because of a crippling drought, the worst to hit the country in a century.
A Chinese villager uses her mule to carry barrels of water collected from an underground well miles away from her village during a severe drought in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province on March 31, 2010.

A boy drinks water which he collected from an underground well miles away from his village during a severe drought in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province on March 31, 2010. China said that more than 24 million people were short of drinking water because of a crippling drought, the worst to hit the country in a century

A girl prepares to collect water after a severe drought hit Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province on March 31, 2010.


Children collect underground water with their parents during a severe drought in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province on March 31, 2010. China said that more than 24 million people were short of drinking water because of a crippling drought, the worst to hit the country in a century.

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