Great drought in the province of Yunnan in China. There is no precipitation for 126 days, 99% of all the crops died.

In photos the dried up water storage in volume of 1,6 million м3. The former bottom of the reservoir was covered with cracks as wide as the palm and a depth of up to half-metre. In process of disappearance of water in the reservoir, fish "burrowed" deeper into the mud. Most of the fish was picked up by residents living on the shores of the reservoir. During the past 40 years, locals have not seen anything like it.

photo: Е Haibo