Cape Town, a coastal South African city of 4 million people, is about to run out of fresh water.
After three years of persistent drought, the government is warning that “Day Zero” — when they will be forced to turn off the faucets — will be April 16, 2018. That’s when reservoirs and water sources will hit 13.5% capacity, at which point the city will move most residents to a strict bucket- and jug-based water rationing system.
As Cape Town’s reservoirs of fresh water get dangerously close to running dry, locals are beginning to store water in jugs read more >>>
Source : BusinessInsider.Com