This is the fourth-year in a row that Yunnan has faced such a severe drought.
CCTV news spoke with villagers in Yuanmou County who said they last had rain four months ago. To cope, the villagers walk nearly 2 miles to get a bucket of water and have to make the trip up to three or four times a day, to get enough water to last them through just one day. The villagers told CCTV they have had to walk this distance to get water, for three years now.
A farmer walks past a dried up pond in Shilin Yi, in China's Yunnan province.
A farmer leads his water buffalo to a partially dried up water body in Shilin Yi, China's Yunnan province.
