Worst-in-century drought to linger in SW China
2010-03-10 12:09:11 GMT2010-03-10 20:09:11 (Beijing Time)
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A villager shows the seedless wheet ear due to the severe drought in Panxian, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 10, 2010. A severe drought in southwest China, which local people say is the worst in a century, is forecast to linger till the start of the rainy season in May, according to two provincial meteorological stations. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
A village official points to an area where the severe drought occurred in Panxian, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 10, 2010. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
A villager carries the seedless immature wheet that can only be used as cattle feed in Panxian, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 10, 2010. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
A villager carries buckets to fetch water on a dried pond in Panxian, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 10, 2010. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
A villager shows the seedless wheet ear due to the severe drought in Panxian, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 10, 2010. A severe drought in southwest China, which local people say is the worst in a century, is forecast to linger till the start of the rainy season in May, according to two provincial meteorological stations.
