Load shedding leaves taps dry in iLembe

Some residents of Ndwedwe hadn't seen a drop in three days.

Shami Harichunder, who speaks for Umgeni Water, says initially there were leaks in the bulk distribution pipelines.

That was repaired and they started to supply the area in the north of Durban again.

But the rolling blackouts, which were ramped up to a higher stage this week, have caused five reservoirs to dry up. 

"Which resulted in the situation where Umgeni Water was not able to supply water through to iLembe and therefor the municipality was unable to supply water to consumers in Ndwedwe,” Harichunder says.

“The leak has since been repaired and Umgeni has begun supplying water. The difficulty is that it will take a few days before the system recovers completely and full water supply to consumers can be restored."

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