Johannesburg: Cape Town, South Africa's second-largest city, is facing its worst drought in a century, with its water supply expected to run dry April 21.
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| Residents of Cape Town wait in line to collect drinking water from a mountain spring collection point. |
They're calling it "Day Zero." In this city of 4 million, people will have to line up in the streets at just 200 water stations. The police and army will enforce a limit of 25 litres per person and adopt measures to control crowds. Some experts believe evacuations will be necessary.
Read Robyn Dixon’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “In Cape Town, 'Day Zero' is coming very soon - the day the water runs out.”
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