Villagers scoop up water from a dried-up well to clean the dinnerware in Xinchang county, east China’s Zhejiang province, Aug. 14, 2013. The county experienced a hottest ever summer this year with the highest temperature reaching record-breaking 44.1 Celsius degrees. The extreme heat caused serious drinking water problem in more than 50 villages of Xinchang. (Xinhua/Tan Jin) |