South Africa’s capital Cape Town has been forced to implement water rations for residents and may soon turn off water supplies after three years of extreme drought sapped the city’s reservoirs.
In a world first, the coastal city has mandated a water ration of 50 litres of water per person or 87 litres per household per day.
Watering lawns and gardens, filling pools and washing cars have all been banned in South Africa’s second-biggest city, with residents even advised to refrain from flushing the toilet unless absolutely necessary.
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