Cape Town, South Africa - Jan 23, 2018
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1. Retreating coastline
2. Various of drought in city
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Xanthea Limberg, Mayoral Committee member, Informal Settlements of Water and Waste service and Energy:
"While the city of Cape Town works on additional supply. We need Cape Town, our citizens to help us save more of our existing water resources."
4. Leaking water tap

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5. Various of news outlet reporting water crisis in Cape Town

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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Xanthea Limberg, Mayoral Committee member, Informal Settlements of Water and Waste service and Energy:
"By diversifying our water sources, and not being so dependent on rainfall to fill up our dams. So, we're through our water resilience plan opting and investing in desalination, the treatment of waste water for drinking purposes as well as drilling into our eco first and maximizing other underground water resources and all of alternative water sources. And all of that connectively will bring on new additional water supply from non-surface solutions."
7. Various of drought in city

Officials in the South African city of Cape Town are looking for solutions to solve its water crisis as it faces the worst drought in a century, with taps expected to run dry by April 12.

According to data from the government of Cape Town of South Africa, water storage in dams reached 27.2 percent of the original capacity on Monday.

As a result, officials have moved up "Day Zero", the day water could stop flowing as a result of water storage hitting the bottom line of 13 percent of capacity, to April 12.

During this period, Cape Town residents will have to line up to collect 6.5 gallons of drinking water per person per day at some 200 distribution stations. The government will not guarantee water supply for water use in any other purposes.

In dealing with such a dilemma, Cape Town officials are asking its residents to realize the severity of the crisis and are calling for them to save water.

"While the city of Cape Town works on additional supply. We need Cape Town, our citizens to help us save more of our existing water resources," said Xanthea Limberg, Mayoral Committee member of Informal Settlements of Water and Waste Service and Energy in Cape Town.

The drought is a result of inadequate rainfall said to have been induced by the El Nino phenomenon. To fight the crisis, the Cape Town government has imposed restriction on water uses, allowing 50 liters a day per person as of Feb 1. Additional changes are expected to 150 days after this restriction accordingly with the circumstances.

In addition, the city government has plans on water resilience, such as drilling underground water, desalinating seawater and recycling waste water.

"By diversifying our water sources, and not being so dependent on rainfall to fill up our dams. So, we're through our water resilience plan opting and investing in desalination, the treatment of waste water for drinking purposes as well as drilling into our eco first and maximizing other underground water resources and all of alternative water sources. And all of that connectively will bring on new additional water supply from non-surface solutions," added Limberg.

The ruling African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa called for an inquiry on last Friday into the worsening water crisis in Cape Town.

The party has requested President Jacob Zuma to set up a commission to inquire the drought crisis in the city.

Cape Town, which has been hit by the worst drought in history since 2015, is expected to become the first metropolis in the world to run out of water.