Severe drought hits Guizhou, no tap water for 50 days
20:09, March 09, 2010

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Wang Fu, a villager of Ketuo Village, unloads water that he transported from 5 kilometers away, in Puding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 9, 2010. The villagers here had no tap water for 50 days because of severe drought. The scope and intensity of the drought in Guizhou since last July broke the record of the extreme weather in history. (Xinhua/Yang Ying)

Photo taken on March 9, 2010 shows Zhang Min, a villager in Ketuo Village, works beside a water-tap without running water, in Puding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 9, 2010. The villagers here had no tap water for 50 days because of severe drought. The scope and intensity of the drought in Guizhou since last July broke the record of the extreme weather in history. (Xinhua/Yang Ying)

Villagers of Ketuo Village carry water from a cave one kilometer away in Puding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 9, 2010. The villagers here had no tap water for 50 days because of severe drought. The scope and intensity of the drought in Guizhou since last July broke the record of the extreme weather in history. (Xinhua/Yang Ying)
