Nearly 1 million students in over 3,000 schools in South China's drought-wrecked Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region were short on water supply, as Chinese military rescuers rev up their water delivery to alleviate the students’ thirst.
The drought in Southwest China will not only continue but will get even more serious, a senior water resources official said on Wednesday.
The water reservoirs and hydropower stations on the upper reaches of the Mekong River should not be blamed for the drought in Southeast Asia.Work dries up in rural areas 
Drought to get 'more serious'
The Chinese government's anti-drought efforts have eased the drinking water shortages in the drought-hit areas and the drought is not severe enough to warrant the relocation of residents, an official with the Water Resources Ministry said Wednesday.
China said on Wednesday water reservoirs had not intensified the drought in southwest China, and more needed to be built to ensure grain production and supply of drinking water.
China's grain production would not be badly affected by the drought in southwest China, Liu Ning, vice minister of water resources, said at a press conference here Wednesday.
Water resources authorities in southwest China Tuesday denied reports that China's dams on the Lancang River have exacerbated the drought in the Mekong River basin.
China's top meteorologist said science and technology will answer the prayers of those living through the harshest drought in decades afflicting Southwest China.Farmers forced to leave their land Rice price rises Animals suffer from drought Full coverage
With about 1,000 rivers and lakes, Yunnan ranks third in China when it comes to water resources. It also wins bronze for its annual average rainfall. So in a region with such natural abundance, why are millions continuing to thirst as the southwest suffers its worst drought in 100 years?
Millions of farmers in Yunnan province are worried because the severe drought has erased their summer harvest and threatened the upcoming spring plowing season.Rice price rises Animals suffer from drought
Full coverage: Severe drought hits SW China
The severe drought in Southwest China is affecting not only local residents, but also a wide range of animals in the region's forests and countryside.
The severe drought in south China had spread to two more cities in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said Monday.
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