Residents of Cape Town feel like they are guinea pigs. Their water crisis was thrust upon them and they had no one but themselves to address the challenge.
A Small Win but Huge Relief
Day Zero Horror
The Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Patricia de Lille, predicted in October 2017 that the city would run out of water by the following March - Day Zero. Since then, the date has been shifted from April 21st, to May 11th, to July 9th. August 27th was another potential Day Zero. With strict water conserving methods put into place since October 2017 and those yielding satisfactory results, the city has possibly dodged the 'Day Zero' bullet in 2018. A small victory but definitely a huge relief to Capetonians!
However, the city continues to be on the edge, with likelihood of the disastrous day actually happening sometime in 2019 unless it is averted by benevolent rain gods this coming winter.
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Cape Town Water Crisis
Residents in Cape Town are bracing for ‘Day Zero’, with the city’s water supply dangerously close to running dry.
Dam levels in South Africa’s Western Cape province fell to just 24.5% this week and it’s expected taps will be turned off in April, leaving residents to pick up their water from one of the 200-odd collection points.
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