rss feedDrought in China’s southwest cracks earth. Girl only drank 1.5 bottles of water in week.
A drought believed to be the worst in China's southwest in a century has cracked the land. Image source: QQ via ChinaSmack
As rain fell on the Seattle area this week – and at times, pelting the ground – a shortage of fresh water thousands of miles away in China’s southwest region is turning into an epic problem – believed to be the worst of its kind in 100 years.
Chinese officials have turned their attention to the drought, which is affecting an estimated 24 million people and has hit Yunnan and other provinces, according to this Wall Street Journal article.
