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45-day drought scorches vast swathes of crops

Updated: 2013-08-08 13:50
( Chinadaily)
45-day drought scorches vast swathes of crops

Li Weihua from Liutong village, Guizhou province holds a dried kiwifruit sapling, one of the few things left after a prolonged drought killed his farmland and hopes for a wealthy yield on Aug 8. [Qiao Qiming/Asianewsphoto]

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