A farmer shows a dried bunch of paddy rice in Yangjiaotang Town, Qiyang County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 2, 2013. Hunan Province has been hit by the most severe drought in 10 years since July, which caused drinking water shortages for about 1.38 million local people by Aug. 1. The local authorities has taken measures to combat the drought. (Xinhua/Li Ga) |