Residents of Orange Farm, South Africa, face water cuts
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SABC News
Residents of Drieziek, south of Johannesburg, say they face water cuts lasting up to two weeks as a heatwave increases water needs in Gauteng. The South African Weather Service has issued a heatwave alert and tanker deliveries remain irregular, according to SABC News.
Residents of Drieziek, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, say they face water cuts lasting up to two weeks. Lebohang Lebusa, a resident of Orange Farm, says many families depend on water tankers, whose deliveries are sometimes delayed, according to SABC News.
The shortage comes as the South African Weather Service has issued a heatwave alert in Gauteng province, with rising temperatures expected to increase water needs for hydration and household activities. Lebusa says families are also facing difficulties with mobile toilets and water tanks, according to SABC News.
The situation in Drieziek is part of a series of water supply disruptions in the Johannesburg region. Gauteng’s water networks were still losing one billion litres a day, according to an assessment published on 2 November, after several weeks of cuts in Johannesburg.
