Beijing ( CNN ) -- Drinking water is in short supply in parts of eastern China where a months-long drought has reservoirs tapped , state-run media reported . More than 230,000 people -- mostly in rural areas of Jiangxi Province -- are bearing the brunt of the water shortage , the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said Tuesday . For the first four months of 2011 , the province has received about half its normal rainfall , the agency said .
Jiangxi Province has received half its normal rainfall in 2011 . The floods have also affected the country's food supply.