Portraits of Dec. 2018

A man is seen at a drought-hit village in Kerman province, Iran, on Dec. 13, 2018. Located in one of the world's most water-stressed regions, Iran's average precipitation rate has been lower than the global average for at least 10 years. Some 37 million Iranians are said to be living in water-stressed areas. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)