Here are 10 other cities that are most likely to run out of drinking water.
Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters On May 11, it is predicted that Cape Town in South Africa will face ‘Day Zero’ — the day when the major city will face the threat of running out of drinking water.
Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters Brazil’s financial capital went through a similar crisis to Cape Town in 2015 when its main reservoir fell below four per cent capacity.
In 2014, the Beijing’s 20 million inhabitants had only 145 cubic metres of fresh water per person (less than 1,000 per person is classified as water scarcity by the World Bank).
China is home to nearly 20 per cent of the world’s population but has only 7 per cent of the world’s fresh water.
The UN estimates critical shortages in the country by 2025.
Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters According to World Bank estimates, 40 per cent of the Indonesian city lies below sea level.
Many only have running water for part of the day, while one in five get just a few hours from their taps a week.
10) Tokyo IMAGE: A drier-than-expected rainy season could lead to a drought, leading to water shortage in the megapolis.
Photograph: Yuya Shino/Reuters The Japanese capital’s rainfall is concentrated during four months of the year – making it hard to collect water.