Guizhou desperate for water as drought persists

A girl drives buffaloes across a dried-up reservoir in Qianxi county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, July 28, 2011. Severe drought persists in the province, with the rainfall down 50 percent or more year-on-year. Within the province, 29 counties have been hit by moderate drought, while Qianxi is suffering more sever drought, with a drought-hit area of 296,000 mu (19,733 hectare) and 251,300 people struggling to access drinking water. The local government has brought water to the affected, who have also dug wells to combat the drought. [Photo/Xinhua]