Nongfu Spring, one of China's largest producers of bottled water and beverages, has donated 380,000 boxes of bottled water, worth a total of CNY13 million, to residents in Yunnan who are affected by the serious drought there.
Three trains, with a total of 120 wagons, are taking the water from Zhejiang to Yunnan during the latter part of March 2010. Zhejiang Provincial Emergency Office said that the water is being delivered to the drought hit areas in Yunnan within 72 hours of dispatch.
The 380,000 boxes of water are expected to help quench the thirsts of people in 16 counties and cities in Yunnan.
