China's Yangtze River, at times called the life blood of the country, has reached its lowest level in 60 years, authorities have said.
The country's central provinces of Sichuan, Hubei, Chongqing, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Anhui have been hit by a two-month heatwave that's dried up dozens of reservoirs and rivers that the Yangtze normally fills.
On Monday, China issued a high-temperature red alert, the most severe warning in its four-tier system, for the 11th consecutive day. What's supposed to be the central region's annual wet season has turned into a drought that's snowballing into an economic and power supply crisis.
These photos show what China's cities look like as the Yangtze recedes to near-record low levels.