Yay! The Cape Town dams are now within touching distance of a huge milestone, just five months after dipping below the 20% mark.
Nothing quite like the power of nature, is there? Two Cape Town dams – Berg River and Clanwilliam – have hit the 100% mark.
Wow! A 2.7% increase in the last three days. That is some going, even by the high standards of the recovering Cape Town dams.
The wet Sunday evening has brought with it a 0.4% increase in overall water levels.
A 0.5% increase over the last 72 hours means its likely that the 70% mark will be reached by the Cape Town dams next week.
Despite the problems of certain cities, the dam levels for South Africa as whole paints a pretty rosy picture. For now, anyway.
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It’s another bumper week for the Cape Town dams, and as water restrictions have eased, the 70% mark is within touching distance.
It’s official – Cape Town water restrictions have been eased as dam levels surge towards the 70% mark. So, what’s changed?
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Locals monitoring the Cape Town dams have waited for an age to see this. Theewaterskloof dam has made an incredible comeback in 2018.
Cape Town dam levels pass another milestone.
Cape Town remains vigilant although things seem to be okay for now.
In just five months, Theewaterskloof dam went from half-dead to half-full. This time-lapse video will leave you speechless.
Cape Town dams continue to fill up, with more rain forecast for this week. Winter’s been good to ‘day zero’.
The Cape Town weather forecast is showing promising signs for this Tuesday, as nearby regions are on course for 40mm of rain.
It was only as recently as April that Cape Town dams were floundering under 20%. Now, they’ve reached another huge landmark.
Although the majority of households still maintain safe usage levels, there were residents who were shown to be using more water.
Great progress for the Cape Town dams this week. With winter coming to an end, this was just what the doctor ordered.
In the last 72 hours, the Cape Town dams have continued their upwards surge. With rain coming on Saturday, things are looking good.
Christmas has come early for Capetonians. This weekend’s Cape Town weather forecast is a magnificent sight for locals.
When Cape Town’s drought intensified, the owners of Eikenhof dam did what they could to help. On Monday, they got their reward.
Sunday night was a miserable affair, which is just the way locals like it. The 24-hour Cape Town rainfall figures will also be music to their ears.
Well, who saw this coming four months ago? The Cape Town dams continue their upwards surge on the road to recovery.
There’s joy for locals as the Cape Town dams surge towards that magic 60% mark. That’s before Thursday’s rain has fallen, too.