Wu Shougang, a villager living in Wengyong Village of Gulong Town in Huangping County of southwest China's Guizhou Province, squats on his severely drought-hit paddy fields, Aug. 3, 2013. Lingering droughts in Guizhou have affected more than 13 million people. Over 2 million people lack adequate supplies of drinking water, and a total of 15.2 million mu (about one million hectares) of farmland is damaged by the drought. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu) |