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Members of a specially organized team for fighting drought and providing disaster-relief carry buckets of water to Tuoyan village, which is under severe water shortage, in Jintang township of Qiaojia county, Southwest China's Yunnan province, August 28, 2011. The area is suffering through a severe drought triggered by the lack of rainfall and high temperatures. The 50-member team was specially set up in Jintang township to help locals fight the drought. The team shuttle among the villages facing a severe water shortage to deliver water, help villagers look for new water sources and grow crops. [Photo/Xinhua] |