A woman standing in a nearly dried-up cistern tries to drink from the fountain in Luoping county, southwest China's Yunnan province, on March 24, 2010. The local government and people are struggling against the severe drought, which occurs once in 80 years, and the affected population is expected to reach tens of millions by May this year.[Photo/Xinhua]

A villager pumps water from the puddle in Luoping county in southwest China's Yunnan province, on March 24, 2010. The local government and people are struggling against the severe drought, which occurs once in 80 years, and the affected population in Yunnan is expected to reach tens of millions by May this year.[Photo/Xinhua]