Warm weather worsens Cape Town water crisis

The City of Cape Town says warm and windy weather conditions are contributing to the decline in dam levels in the province.

The levels now stand at 36.8%. Mayoral spokesperson, Zara Nicholson, says the current water usage is also 82-million-liters above the 500-million-liters a day threshold.

Nicholson has called on members of the public to adhere to the strict water restrictions.

“This past week we have seen a decline in our dam levels of 1%, this has come with some reduced consumption to 582 million litres a day, we ask for 500 million litres per day for consumption and we ask that Capetonians come on board with more people doing everything they can to save water.”