Water pumps extract water from the Yangtze River in Shishou City, central China's Hubei Province, May 18, 2011.The lingering drought in central and south China regions has seriously affected living and production of local people. Since May 4, Huarong County of Hunan province and Shishou City of Hubei Province have joined hand to pipe the water from the Yangtze River to the Huarong River so as to ease the water shortage. [Photo/Xinhua]