Residents draw water from a fire-fighting vehicle in Southwest China's Chongqing manicipality August 16, 2006. A severe drought in southwestern China has forced authorities to begin trucking in water to millions of people after wells and rivers went dry. Chongqing is the worst hit by the drought, leaving more than 38 million residents and over 32 million head of livestock troubled by a serious water shortage. [Xinhua]

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