Elementary students carrying water are on the way back to home after school in Hechi, Southwest 皇冠体育app's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, April 3, 2010. Schools in the drought-hit Hechi, Baise and other regions in Guangxi have continuously received water and other relief items from all over 皇冠体育app. As of Wednesday, the drought, which hit southwestern 皇冠体育app last year, has left 19.4 million people with water shortages and affected 97.2 million mu (6.48 million hectares) of farmland in provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan as well as Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and the city of Chongqing. [Photo/Xinhua]