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2025-09-14 19:10:37
[Water outages in multiple areas of Johannesburg, South Africa, water supply systems are subject to 14-hour daily flow restrictions] On September 14th local time, the municipal water department of Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city, announced that from now on, municipal reservoirs and water towers will implement flow restrictions for up to 14 hours a day to cope with the increasing water supply pressure. The affected areas include multiple water supply systems such as the city center. At present, some communities have completely cut off water supply, and the northern suburbs have also been without water due to pipe ruptures. The water department has not yet given a timetable for restoring water supply, but said it will dispatch water trucks to alleviate residents' daily needs and call on the public to save water. Experts pointed out that Johannesburg's water supply problems are not sporadic. In recent years, with population growth and urban expansion, water demand has continued to rise, while aging pipe networks and equipment have long lacked investment and updates, resulting in serious leakage. According to research, a large amount of tap water in the city is wasted or lost during transportation. In addition, high temperature evaporation and unstable rainfall caused by climate change have exacerbated water resource tensions.
