A view of a partially dried-up pond at a village of Guangnan county, Yunnan province, March 16, 2010. A severe drought in southwest China, which locals say is the worst in a century, is forecast to linger till the start of the rainy season in May, according to two provincial meteorological stations in Yunnan and Guizhou, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken March 16, 2010. [Agencies]
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