In South China, where much of the area seems unable to shake off a drought that began last winter. The situation has become worse since the arrival of spring.

 

Provinces including Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Chongqing Municipality remain parched, and up to 120-thousand people have been affected.

Danielle Taff takes a look at how farmers are coping in one of China's largest rice producing regions.

A lifeline drying up.

This cracked land was once a pond not rare sight in Hubei Province.

All farmers here can do is endure the thirst.