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South Africa’s second-largest city is set to become the first major world hub to exhaust its water supply, once its reservoirs dry up in mid-to-late April. At least 4 million people will run out of water when that happens.

Residents of Cape Town are facing an increasingly dire situation: in less than three months, they will need to stand in line to receive individual allotments of water. At present, those living in the city have been asked to limit themselves to 87 liters of water per day, or 23 gallons. On February 1, that number will drop to 50 liters (13 gallons). For context, the average American uses around 100 gallons of water per day — more than seven times what Capetonians will be asked to use.

Plans for “Day Zero” — the day when taps will run dry — are even more strict, with each person limited to 6.6 gallons of water. Police and other officials will be on hand to direct crowds and contain anticipated protests and backlash. For many in Cape Town, the logistics could grow impossibly complicated, with officials expecting insufficient water for toilets, and some residents — including the very young, elderly, and disabled — unable to physically wait in line before carting gallons of water back to their homes.

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A spring used by a brewery in the Newlands area of the city has become a popular place for citizens - and organised gangs - to get additional water.

"It's clear that the guys turning up in vans full of 25-litre containers are not doing it for their 'personal use', " said Mr Bowden.

"For enterprising gangs this is South Africa’s bitcoin. They know the value of stored fresh drinking water will soar in coming weeks and getting thousands of litres of it now for free is likely to be extremely profitable."

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Originally posted by Tzeentch
Climate change is a myth fabricated by liberals to expand government oversight and tax the wealthy.

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Originally posted by Flyattractor
Do you have to wear a hat to keep your head from burning ?

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Originally posted by Flyattractor
Gee? It gets HOT in Africa? Could that have anything to do with its Water probs????


Nah. All Climte Change I am sure.

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Originally posted by Flyattractor
Africa does seem to have more then its fair share of those things too.

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Originally posted by Dreampanther
No lies. Getting Zuma as President after Mandela was like taking a step back into the Dark Ages.

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Originally posted by Flyattractor
But still not a "Shit Hole' right?!

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Originally posted by Flyattractor
OH I know how that works. I live in one of those Places well.

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Originally posted by shiv

Dream Panther

Beware

The Hero Who Stalks

#The Ghost Who Walks