Drought affects lives of over 60,000 people in SW China's Guizhou

Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-3-27 14:19:56

Photo taken on March 22, 2014 shows the cracked floor of the Chuanqian Reservoir in Heba Town of Fenggang County in Zunyi City, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. The lingering drought here makes the water level of the Chuanqian Reservior, the only drinkable water reservoir of the Fenggang County, fall from 783 meters to less than 770 meters, affecting daily lives of more than 60,000 people. (Xinhua/Luo Xinghan)


 

A child picks up shells on the cracked floor of the Chuanqian Reservoir in Heba Town of Fenggang County in Zunyi City, Southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 22, 2014. The lingering drought here makes the water level of the Chuanqian Reservior, the only drinkable water reservoir of the Fenggang County, fall from 783 meters to less than 770 meters, affecting daily lives of more than 60,000 people. (Xinhua/Luo Xinghan)


 

Photo taken on March 22, 2014 shows the dried-up bank of the Chuanqian Reservoir in Heba Town of Fenggang County in Zunyi City, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. The lingering drought here makes the water level of the Chuanqian Reservior, the only drinkable water reservoir of the Fenggang County, fall from 783 meters to less than 770 meters, affecting daily lives of more than 60,000 people. (Xinhua/Luo Xinghan)


 

Photo taken on March 22, 2014 shows the water level of Chuanqian Reservoir fell to 770 meters in Heba Town of Fenggang County in Zunyi City, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. The lingering drought here makes the water level of the Chuanqian Reservior, the only drinkable water reservoir of the Fenggang County, fall from 783 meters to less than 770 meters, affecting daily lives of more than 60,000 people. (Xinhua/Luo Xinghan)


 

Photo taken on March 22, 2014 shows the dried-up Chuanqian Reservoir in Heba Town of Fenggang County in Zunyi City, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. The lingering drought here makes the water level of the Chuanqian Reservior, the only drinkable water reservoir of the Fenggang County, fall from 783 meters to less than 770 meters, affecting daily lives of more than 60,000 people. (Xinhua/Luo Xinghan)


 

Photo taken on March 22, 2014 shows the cracked floor of the Chuanqian Reservoir in Heba Town of Fenggang County in Zunyi City, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. The lingering drought here makes the water level of the Chuanqian Reservior, the only drinkable water reservoir of the Fenggang County, fall from 783 meters to less than 770 meters, affecting daily lives of more than 60,000 people. (Xinhua/Luo Xinghan)


 

Photo taken on March 22, 2014 shows the cracked floor of the Chuanqian Reservoir in Heba Town of Fenggang County in Zunyi City, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. The lingering drought here makes the water level of the Chuanqian Reservior, the only drinkable water reservoir of the Fenggang County, fall from 783 meters to less than 770 meters, affecting daily lives of more than 60,000 people. (Xinhua/Luo Xinghan)


 

Photo taken on March 22, 2014 shows the dried-up bank of the Chuanqian Reservoir in Heba Town of Fenggang County in Zunyi City, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. The lingering drought here makes the water level of the Chuanqian Reservior, the only drinkable water reservoir of the Fenggang County, fall from 783 meters to less than 770 meters, affecting daily lives of more than 60,000 people. (Xinhua/Luo Xinghan)


 

Photo taken on March 22, 2014 shows the cracked floor of the Chuanqian Reservoir in Heba Town of Fenggang County in Zunyi City, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. The lingering drought here makes the water level of the Chuanqian Reservior, the only drinkable water reservoir of the Fenggang County, fall from 783 meters to less than 770 meters, affecting daily lives of more than 60,000 people. (Xinhua/Luo Xinghan)


 

A tourist fishes on the dried-up bank of the Chuanqian Reservoir in Heba Town of Fenggang County in Zunyi City, Southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 22, 2014. The lingering drought here makes the water level of the Chuanqian Reservior, the only drinkable water reservoir of the Fenggang County, fall from 783 meters to less than 770 meters, affecting daily lives of more than 60,000 people. (Xinhua/Luo Xinghan)


 

Photo taken on March 22, 2014 shows the cracked floor of the Chuanqian Reservoir in Heba Town of Fenggang County in Zunyi City, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. The lingering drought here makes the water level of the Chuanqian Reservior, the only drinkable water reservoir of the Fenggang County, fall from 783 meters to less than 770 meters, affecting daily lives of more than 60,000 people. (Xinhua/Luo Xinghan)


 

A child picks up shells on the cracked floor of the Chuanqian Reservoir in Heba Town of Fenggang County in Zunyi City, Southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 22, 2014. The lingering drought here makes the water level of the Chuanqian Reservior, the only drinkable water reservoir of the Fenggang County, fall from 783 meters to less than 770 meters, affecting daily lives of more than 60,000 people. (Xinhua/Luo Xinghan)


 

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