Drought in SW China affects thousands

09 Jul, 2015

Farmer Li Zailiang looks at a dried-up pond in Mouding County, Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Chuxiong, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, July 8, 2015. Nearly 210,000 people and 53,360 hectares of farmland were affected by the lingering drought in Chuxiong. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)

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