Oudtshoorn - drought disaster declared

[Arthur]

160 days of water left. Municipality declares a local disaster. I've switched off all irrigation.

Declared a disaster area

Drought Disaster Area

 

[Thor]

That's hectic

 

[Suspect99]

160 days of water left. Municipality declares a local disaster. I've switched off all irrigation.

Declared a disaster area

Drought Disaster Area

Weren't you bragging about using over 100kl a month a few weeks ago

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Surprised that they are competent enough for declaring disasters, or for making announcements.

 

[Arthur]

Weren't you bragging about using over 100kl a month a few weeks ago

No. It was a mention, not a brag.

 

[genetic]

No. It was a mention, not a brag.

Well you clearly didn't help the situation

 

[Arthur]

Well you clearly didn't help the situation

Are you the omniscient judge?

Until total switch-off earlier this month, I had reduced consumption considerably compared to last year. Besides, until it was repaired in July 2018, the main dam leaked 2000 kilolitres of drinking water per day through a faulty tunnel pipe.