Severe drought affects east China's Shandong

Aerial photo taken on June 28, 2019 shows farmers irrigating fields in Hualou Township of Laoling City, east China's Shandong Province. Severe drought is affecting east China's Shandong Province. The latest statistics showed that the drought had inflicted damage on about 17.838 million mu (1.19 million hectares) of crops, which accounted for 21.9 percent of the whole crop area in fields. Shandong authorities have launched an emergency response against the drought. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)