<P> A drought in the Western Cape province of South Africa began in 2015 and is resulting in a severe water shortage in the region , most notably affecting the city of Cape Town . With dam levels predicted to decline to critically low levels , the city announced plans for `` Day Zero '' , when the municipal water supply will largely be shut off , potentially making Cape Town the first major city to run out of water . Through water saving measures and water supply augmentation , by March 2018 the City had reduced its daily water consumption by more than half to around 500 million litres per day , resulting in the initial prediction of Day Zero in April 2018 being pushed back to 2019 . The situation however remains severe , particularly if the run of record dry winters continues through 2018 . </P>
<P> A drought in the Western Cape province of South Africa began in 2015 and is resulting in a severe water shortage in the region , most notably affecting the city of Cape Town . With dam levels predicted to decline to critically low levels , the city announced plans for `` Day Zero '' , when the municipal water supply will largely be shut off , potentially making Cape Town the first major city to run out of water . Through water saving measures and water supply augmentation , by March 2018 the City had reduced its daily water consumption by more than half to around 500 million litres per day , resulting in the initial prediction of Day Zero in April 2018 being pushed back to 2019 . The situation however remains severe , particularly if the run of record dry winters continues through 2018 . </P>
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