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Residents of Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania’s economic center and largest city, are forced to ration their water. As of Thursday, the water taps will be turned off every other day for the over five million inhabitants, the country’s water authority Dawasa announces.
The water is turned off in different parts of the city on alternate days and the schedule will, according to the authority, be constantly updated depending on current water levels. The suspensions may be shorter, but it is warned that they may also be longer.
The reason for the rationing is that prolonged drought has dramatically lowered water levels in the Ruvu River, the country’s largest water source. According to Dawas, the supply of clean water in the river has dropped by more than a third, from 466 to 300 million liters a day. Dar es-Salaam consumes 500 million liters of water every day.