Villagers wait to draw water from a well in Jintang County,
southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 4, 2007. The drought has
haunted the province for more than a year, leaving millions short
of drinking water.
Villagers build a reservoir ahead of the rainy season to store
water in Jintang County,?Sichuan Province, April 4, 2007.
Villagers carry water past a vat of water on saleat a village in
Jintang County,?Sichuan Province, April 4, 2007.
Cracks are seen in a dried-up pond at a village in Jintang
County,?Sichuan Province, April 4, 2007.
A water pot is left on the road?in a village in Jintang County,
Sichuan Province, April 4, 2007.
(China Daily April 5, 2007)
