Guangdong faces continuous drought (1/4)

Children play games at a dry fishpond of Shiguoxia Village in Xuwen County, south China's Guangdong Province, June 5, 2014. Affected by the continuous drought, the total rainfall in the first five months of 2014 in Xuwen County is only 154.8mm, decreasing 40 percents year-on-year, according to the local meteorological department. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)