WATCH: Drone footage shows Cape Town's desperate water situation

20 January 2017 - 15:16 By TMG Digital
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Theewaterskloof Dam in the Cape. File photo
Theewaterskloof Dam in the Cape. File photo
Image: Mille Foto via YouTube

The drought in the Western Cape has hit the Theewaterskloof Dam very hard, as this drone footage shows.

According to the City of Cape Town as at 16 January the water level of the dam dropped to 36.8%, from 38.6% the week before. The video was taken on 17 January.

  • Water crisis at new depthsCape Town's dam levels are expected to dip to around 20% in the next few months and experts warn that the city has only enough water stored for the next 100 days. 

Mille Foto, the one who posted the video to YouTube explains that because the water level is so low, the dam could theoretically nearly run dry by the time the 2017 rains come.

"If the rainfall isn't heavy, next year could be even worse," Mille Foto said.

  • Cape Town only has enough water stored 'for the next 100 days'. Here's what's about to happen...Cape Town’s dam levels are expected to dip to around 20% in the next few months with some experts warning that the city – which consumed up to 890-million litres a day for the week ending on January 15 – has only enough water stored for the next 100 days. 

The dam would normally have a higher capacity than all the other dams supplying Cape Town put together.

Cape Town has currently enacted level three water restrictions.

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