On so-called Day Zero, the drought-stricken city of Cape Town will turn off its water taps, forcing its four million inhabitants to queue for water, distributed in strict, tiny rations
Cape Town is experiencing severe drought, with its main dam at Theewaterskloof only at 10 per cent capacity, leading to fears that it may soon become the first ever developed city in the modern world to run out of water Pic: Getty
KHAYELITSHA, SOUTH AFRICA FEBRUARY 8: Women fetch water at a communal tap on February 8, 2018 in Khayelitsha, about 40 kilometers outside of Cape Town, South Africa. The city of Cape Town is experiencing a shortage of water and water restrictions are in place. The big users of water are not the poor in the townships but the wealthy people in the suburbs, who have pools and gardens. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson)
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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 31: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was created as a still grab taken from video.) Cape Town residents queue to refill water bottles at Newlands Spring on January 31, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. Diminishing water supplies may lead to the taps being turned off for the four millions inhabitants of Cape Town on April 16 2018, known locally as Day Zero. Water will be restricted from 87 litres per day to 50 litres as temperatures reach 28 degrees later this week. Politicians are blaming each other and residents for the deepening crisis. (Photo by Morgana Wingard/Getty Images)
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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 6, 2018 - Public swimming pool, Swembad Athlone Pool, in a suburb of Cape Town has been emptied due to local water restrictions. The plant operator, who has operated the chemicals in the public swimming pool since 1997, said he has never seen the pool emptied. Usually, there are more than 1,000 people here on the weekend during the summer."n"u2028Due to Level 5 Water Restrictions the City of Cape Town implemented water saving policies and decreased the number of pools open to the public. Diminishing water supplies have led city officials to warn residents of a "Day Zero" scenario when they have to turn off the taps to the four million inhabitants. (Photo by Morgana Wingard/Getty Images)
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