Ili River Valley suffering record draught (4/5)

Cattle are seen on the parched grassland at Tekesi county in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on August 3, 2014. Ili River Valley is suffering the record draught since 1991 and 38.518 million acres of pasture and nearly four million grazing livestock have been affected. Ili River Valley, located in northwestern Xinjiang, covers eight cities and counties, including Yining, Tekesi, and Huocheng. [Photo/Liu Xin]