In Pictures: The water crisis in Cape Town

Climate change has caused Cape Town to experience extreme drought. “Day Zero”, when all taps in the city would be turned off, was initially planned for April this year but has since been pushed back due to drastic measures to cut water use.

Updated
Oct 28, 2018, 05:00 AM
Published
Oct 26, 2018, 07:46 PM
Low water level at Theewaterskloof dam on June 7, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Low water level at Theewaterskloof dam on June 7, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Mr Wayne Dyason, principal inspector for City of Cape Town law enforcement, in front of a possible illegal set-up used by residents at Newlands district to collect water. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Low water level at Theewaterskloof dam on June 7, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Low water level at Theewaterskloof dam on June 7, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
A dry Newlands swimming pool in Cape Town, on June 6, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
A dry Newlands swimming pool in Cape Town, on June 6, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Cape Town resident Bronwyn Kerswill at her landlord's house, where the swimming pool was used to store non-potable water from a spring with high mineral content. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Mrs Bronwyn Kerswill, 31, a medical sales representative, collecting drinkable water before bathing, at her house on June 5, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
A banner extolling people to save water at Cape Town International Airport, on June 4, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
A banner on the water crisis at Cape Town International Airport, on June 4, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
People queueing to get their water rations from the spring water collection point at Newlands swimming pool in Cape Town, on June 4, 2018.
 ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
People getting their water rations from the spring water collection point at Newlands swimming pool in Cape Town, on June 4, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Aerial view of Cape Town from the plane, on June 4, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Low water level at Theewaterskloof dam on June 7, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

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