People barrel drinking water supplied by the local government at Chengguan Township in Ruyang County of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province, on February 4, 2009. The city had received a reduced effective rainfall since October 2008, almost 80 percent less than in the same period of previous years. The local government allocated some 25 million yuan (3.65 million US dollars) for drought relief and crops protection. [Gao Shanyue/Xinhua]