A humanitarian disaster is looming in the drought-hit Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, where taps are expected to run dry within large parts of the metro within weeks.
In about 30 days time, more than a third of its population, particularly in the western areas, will reach Day Zero, when they have no running water.
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