https://www.reuters.com/article/us-safri...SKBN1FK27A

Quote:South Africa's water crisis spreads from Cape Town
Ed Stoddard, Victor Antonie
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KATSE DAM, Lesotho (Reuters) - Cape Town is running out of water and low dam levels in the emerald-green highlands of Lesotho are raising alarm bells in South Africa’s industrial heartland around Johannesburg, which has so far avoided the shortages hitting other regions.

Water levels are seen at the Katse dam in Lesotho, January 28, 2018. REUTERS/Victor Antonie
The tourist hub of Cape Town may run dry in April and across South Africa water supplies have yet to recover from an El Nino-triggered drought two years ago, heralding potential water shortages that could hit industrial and agricultural output.

Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape province has imposed water restrictions, dam levels are at worrying levels in the sugar-cane producing province of Kwa-Zulu Natal and a swathe of South Africa’s maize belt has been hit by drought.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, who in December became head of the ruling African National Congress, has said the unfolding situation in Cape Town is a priority and officials are expected to announce contingency plans this week.

The next crisis may lurk in the mountains of Lesotho, a land-locked mountain kingdom encircled by South Africa.

sorry if posted already. heavy sh!t. i think this is the first major city to be so inflicted

for ref: and yeah.....wasser is a YUGE deal....

http://csnbbs.com/thread-840615.html

likes minds