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Zimbabwe's capital runs dry as taps cut off for 2M people
Source: Associated Press
Zimbabwe’s capital runs dry as taps cut off for 2M people
By FARAI MUTSAKA
September 24, 2019
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The more than 2 million residents of Zimbabwe’s capital and surrounding towns are now without water after authorities shut down the city’s main treatment plant, raising new fears about disease after a recent cholera outbreak while the economy crumbles further.
Officials in Harare have struggled to raise foreign currency to import water treatment chemicals; about $2.7 million is needed per month. Meanwhile, water levels in polluted dams are dropping because of drought.
“Everyone living in Harare is affected, they don’t have water,” City Council spokesman Michael Chideme said Tuesday, as residents turned to options such as bottled water or wells.
Chideme called it a dangerous situation because of the risk of water-borne diseases. “Maybe the situation will be resolved by tomorrow but we are not sure,” he said.
The capital now frequently records cases of diseases such as typhoid due to water shortages and dilapidated sewer infrastructure. Some residents are forced to get water from shallow, unsafe wells and defecate in the open.
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By FARAI MUTSAKA
September 24, 2019
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The more than 2 million residents of Zimbabwe’s capital and surrounding towns are now without water after authorities shut down the city’s main treatment plant, raising new fears about disease after a recent cholera outbreak while the economy crumbles further.
Officials in Harare have struggled to raise foreign currency to import water treatment chemicals; about $2.7 million is needed per month. Meanwhile, water levels in polluted dams are dropping because of drought.
“Everyone living in Harare is affected, they don’t have water,” City Council spokesman Michael Chideme said Tuesday, as residents turned to options such as bottled water or wells.
Chideme called it a dangerous situation because of the risk of water-borne diseases. “Maybe the situation will be resolved by tomorrow but we are not sure,” he said.
The capital now frequently records cases of diseases such as typhoid due to water shortages and dilapidated sewer infrastructure. Some residents are forced to get water from shallow, unsafe wells and defecate in the open.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/4e12b39584dc4f8eaf6796b9582ada56
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