Meng Jinyong, a local villager, digs lotus roots in a dry pond in Mile County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Feb. 25, 2010. The worst drought in 60 years continue in Yunnan Province. About 109 ponds have been dried up and the storage of 120 water reservoirs have been run out in Mile County after half a year's severe drought. [Xinhua]

Photo taken on Feb. 25, 2010 shows a dry pond in Mile County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The worst drought in 60 years continue in Yunnan Province. About 109 ponds have been dried up and the storage of 120 water reservoirs have been run out in Mile County after half a year's severe drought. [Xinhua]