Southwestern China is still struggling with drought conditions not seen in a century. Local people and governments are finding ways to get water, while residents from other places of China are extending a helping hand.

Statistics show the dry spell has affected 7.6 million hectares of farm land. More than 22 million people and 13 million cattle are suffering from a shortage of drinking water. Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan provinces, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and Chongqing municipalities are the worst hit areas, accounting for 85 percent of drought-hit farm land. Twenty percent of residents living in Yunnan province are facing a water crisis. More than 75 percent of streams and small rivers in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regions' Baise city have dried up, while the volume of major rivers has fallen fifty to seventy percent.