Over two million residents in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, have been left without access to running water due to drought and system breakdowns. Just 50% of inhabitants of the city and its satellite towns now have access to the municipal water supply. months, ten cases of typhoid were reported as people resorted to using polluted water from wells, streams and boreholes. In 2018, Cape Town came within Earlier this month of a water network shutdown. Last week, Chennai in India used trains to ferry in emergency water supplies. Climate change is causing both heavier rainfall and drought within Zimbabwe.
Over two million residents in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, have been left without access to running water due to drought and system breakdowns. Just 50% of inhabitants of the city and its satellite towns now have access to the municipal water supply. Earlier this month, ten cases of typhoid were reported as people resorted to using polluted water from wells, streams and boreholes. In 2018, Cape Town came within months of a water network shutdown. Last week, Chennai in India used trains to ferry in emergency water supplies. Climate change is causing both heavier rainfall and drought within Zimbabwe.