Water gridlock in E China as 700 boats grounded

Scores of houseboats run aground in the Dongtiao Creek channel, Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang province on May 4, 2011. In the northern part of Zhejiang province, a record low rainfall caused a traffic gridlock involving more than 700 ships on the Dongtiao Creek starting Saturday. Efforts were organized to relieve the traffic jam. [Photo/Xinhua]