A drought that has lasted since mid-June has left 619,900 people short of drinking water in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou. [Photo/Xinhua] |
A drought that has lasted since mid-June has left 619,900 people short of drinking water in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou.
Over 70 counties in the province have been affected by the drought, with about four million mu of crops damaged and 125,300 heads of livestock short of water.