Farmer Zhao Tingxing gets stored water for the vegetables in his farmland at Shilin County of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 27, 2013. About 600,000 people are facing shortage of drinking water amid severe drought that hit southwest China's Yunnan Province for the fourth straight year, and the current drought has affected 5.11 million mu of cropland in the province China's drought relief authority said Feb. 21, 2013. [Xinhua]

A man walks on the bank of a drought-plagued reservoir in Shilin County of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 27, 2013. About 600,000 people are facing shortage of drinking water amid severe drought that hit southwest China's Yunnan Province for the fourth straight year, and the current drought has affected 5.11 million mu of cropland in the province China's drought relief authority said Feb. 21, 2013. [Xinhua]

A dried reservoir is seen in Shilin County of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 27, 2013. About 600,000 people are facing shortage of drinking water amid severe drought that hit southwest China's Yunnan Province for the fourth straight year, and the current drought has affected 5.11 million mu of cropland in the province China's drought relief authority said Feb. 21, 2013. [Xinhua]

Water drips from a tap in Shilin County of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 27, 2013. The water supply in Shilin is facing a severe shortage. About 600,000 people are facing shortage of drinking water amid severe drought that hit southwest China's Yunnan Province for the fourth straight year, and the current drought has affected 5.11 million mu of cropland in the province China's drought relief authority said Feb. 21, 2013. [Xinhua]

Dried corns are seen in Shilin County of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 27, 2013. About 600,000 people are facing shortage of drinking water amid severe drought that hit southwest China's Yunnan Province for the fourth straight year, and the current drought has affected 5.11 million mu of cropland in the province China's drought relief authority said Feb. 21, 2013. [Xinhua]