South Africa’s second largest city is under severe warning.
Cape Town is at risk of losing its entire water supply, meaning its four million citizens will be without access to clean drinking water.
Read on as we look at how the city has found itself in this predicament.
Unfortunately, in Cape Town, it’s showing no signs of increasing.
However, with the Capetonians making very little effort to reduce their water usage, Day Zero has now been brought forward to 12th April.
Where has the water gone?
The population of Cape Town has been asked to use water sparingly, exceeding no more that 87 litres per day.
"Despite our urging for months, 60% of Capetonians are callously using more than 87 litres per day.
Once the water has been switched off, the only way Capetonians will be able to get access to clean drinking water will be from 200 water distribution points around the city.
People may have to queue for hours on end at each point to receive a daily ration of 25 litres of water.