Corn crops are withered and a harvest is impossible in Xiuwen county, Guizhou province on July 28, 2013. Seventy-six counties in the province have suffered from drought of differing degrees. [Photo/CFP]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.