Cape Town Pushes Possible Tap Closure on 'Day Zero' to May

Cape Town has pushed back "Day Zero" — the date when it might have to turn off most taps because of a long drought — by nearly a month to May 11. Cape Town authorities said Monday that the reprieve is due to an anticipated decline in agricultural use of water because many farms in Western Cape province, which includes the city, have used up water supplies allocated to them. Officials had previously projected "Day Zero" to fall on April 16. Municipal officials,...

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