Governments and organizations worldwide should cooperate more to tackle water issues, officials said at the 6th World Water Forum.
Since December 2011, the drought ravaging Yunnan's 15 prefectures and municipalities, has left 3.19 million people and 1.58 million livestock short of drinking water.
A severe drought has lingered in southwest China's Yunnan province for three consecutive years, disrupting the lives of 6.3 million people to date and posing fire risks in the heavily-forested province, local authorities said Tuesday.
Zhangjiacun village in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture in Yunnan has been hit by drought for the third consecutive year, driving people to travel more than 10 kilometers to get water.
China successfully launched a meteorological satellite, Fengyun-II 07, with a Chinese Long March 3 carrier rocket Friday morning, from southwest Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
The severe low water level of the Ganjiang River and Boyanghu Lake has affected the drinking water of millions of people in the arid region.
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