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    Drought-Stricken Cape Town Braces For Water To Run Out In April

    Officials in the South African city of 3.7 million are restricting water usage amid fears it will run out of water by April 21. Experts say the crisis has been exacerbated by rapid population growth.
    by Samantha Raphelson Jan 23, 2018 2 minutes
    People collect drinking water from pipes fed by an underground spring last week in Cape Town. Next month, the city will slash its individual daily water consumption limit to 13.2 gallons, the mayor said, as the city battles its worst drought in a century.

    Cape Town officials are tightening water restrictions amid claims the city could run out of water by April 21. After three years of intensive drought, officials say residents are bracing for "Day Zero," the day water could stop flowing.

    South Africa's second-largest city would be the first major city in the developed world to run out of water, if residents do

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