The Great Yunnan Drought

Yunnan, a province in southwestern China, famed for its beautiful mountains and clear waters, is now losing more and more ponds and brooks to what is called “the great drought.”
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The Great Yunnan Drought
Chinese villagers walk by a dried up field in Yiliang, southwest China's Yunnan province on February 27, 2012. A drought in Yunnan province has left 3.19 million people and 1.58 million livestock short of drinking water, the provincial government said, as drought and low rainfall in the three consecutive years have dried up 273 rivers and 413 small reservoirs in the province. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
3/2/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015
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Chinese villagers walk by a dried up field in Yiliang, southwest China