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Cape Town’s Water Catastrophe – Photo Essay
Cape Town’s Harrowing Journey to the Brink of Water Catastrophe
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Cape Town’s Harrowing Journey to the Brink of Water Catastrophe
Cape Town, a city of 4 million people, almost turned off its taps.
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Amid Political Quarrels over Cape Town Crisis, Engineers Prepare Dams for Day Zero
Squabbles between South Africa’s politicians over who is to blame for Cape Town’s water emergency reached such a pitch in recent weeks that leaders, in an attempt to soften the debate, invoked the country’s icon of peace and resolve.
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Cape Town Pushes Back Day Zero by Nearly One Month
Pointing to declining agricultural water use, Cape Town officials moved Day Zero back nearly four weeks, to May 11.
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Cape Town Outlines Plans for Emergency Water Distribution
Residents will be allowed 25 liters (6.6 gallons) per person per day at 200 collection points.
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Cape Town’s “Day Zero” Approaches
Local authorities estimate that taps will be turned off by April 29, 2018.
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Cape Town Rations Water Before Reservoirs Hit Zero
No end to water crisis in South Africa’s second largest city.
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To Avoid Drought Calamity, Cape Town Restricts Water Use
Reservoirs supplying city of 4 million are nearing bottom during…