![A woman carries two buckets of water fetched from three kilometers away in Tongwei county, Northwest China's Gansu province, April 5, 2013. Severe drought has lingered over most parts of the province since last winter, causing water shortages in many areas. [Photo by Liu Baocheng/Asianewsphoto]](U470P886T1D57662F12DT20130408132658.jpg "A woman carries two buckets of water fetched from three kilometers away in Tongwei county, Northwest China's Gansu province, April 5, 2013. Severe drought has lingered over most parts of the province since last winter, causing water shortages in many areas. [Photo by Liu Baocheng/Asianewsphoto]")
A woman carries two buckets of water fetched from three kilometers away in Tongwei county, Northwest China's Gansu province, April 5, 2013. Severe drought has lingered over most parts of the province since last winter, causing water shortages in many areas. [Photo by Liu Baocheng/Asianewsphoto]
![Two farmers plow dried-up cropland in Tongwei county, Northwest China's Gansu province, April 5, 2013. [Photo by Liu Baocheng/Asianewsphoto]](U470P886T1D57662F14DT20130408132658.jpg "Two farmers plow dried-up cropland in Tongwei county, Northwest China's Gansu province, April 5, 2013. [Photo by Liu Baocheng/Asianewsphoto]")
Two farmers plow dried-up cropland in Tongwei county, Northwest China's Gansu province, April 5, 2013. [Photo by Liu Baocheng/Asianewsphoto]
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