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Rocky paths for water

2010-03-10 01:42:51 GMT2010-03-10 09:42:51 (Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

Villagers carry water back home from down the mountain in Huize County of Qujing City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 7, 2010. Local villagers need to walk several kilometers down the mountain to fetch wather as the severe drought hit the province. At least 15 million people are affected by the shortage of drinking water in the worst-hit regions of Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi and Chongqing, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)

Villagers drive mule down the mountain to fetch water in Huize County of Qujing City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 7, 2010. Local villagers need to walk several kilometers down the mountain to fetch wather as the severe drought hit the province. At least 15 million people are affected by the shortage of drinking water in the worst-hit regions of Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi and Chongqing, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)

Villagers carry water back home from down the mountain in Huize County of Qujing City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 7, 2010. Local villagers need to walk several kilometers down the mountain to fetch wather as the severe drought hit the province. At least 15 million people are affected by the shortage of drinking water in the worst-hit regions of Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi and Chongqing, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)

A villager sits beside a drid well in water cellar in Huize County of Qujing City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 7, 2010. Local villagers need to walk several kilometers down the mountain to fetch wather as the severe drought hit the province. At least 15 million people are affected by the shortage of drinking water in the worst-hit regions of Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi and Chongqing, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)

Villagers carry water back home from down the mountain in Huize County of Qujing City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 7, 2010. Local villagers need to walk several kilometers down the mountain to fetch wather as the severe drought hit the province. At least 15 million people are affected by the shortage of drinking water in the worst-hit regions of Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi and Chongqing, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)

Villagers carry water back home from down the mountain in Huize County of Qujing City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 7, 2010.

Local villagers need to walk several kilometers down the mountain to fetch wather as the severe drought hit the province. At least 15 million people are affected by the shortage of drinking water in the worst-hit regions of Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi and Chongqing, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.

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