Nelson Mandela Bay metro residents face the risk of zero water supply
In just under 30 days, more than 100 areas in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro will be without water. Millions of people will be left without water to drink, cook or clean, unless they drastically reduce their water consumption. The opposition Democratic Alliance is claiming that due to the metro's ineffective awareness campaigns, residents continue using water normally instead of reducing their consumption. The metro says if no significant rain falls in the catchment areas in the coming days, it will be faced with an unprecedented water disaster. We spoke to Joseph Tsatsire, Director of water Distribution at the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro.
Meanwhile, natural disasters like the KZN floods and droughts in other areas could double in frequency owing to climate change. Studies show that the recent deadly floods in KwaZulu-Natal were wade made worse by climate change. The study reveals that the probability of such disasters has doubled due to human-induced climate change. Professor Francois Engelbrecht, Director of the Global Change Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand, says the country needs to improve its responses to such extreme events.
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