Water for cooking or bathing will be in short supply in Limpopo for the foreseeable future, after the Tropical Cyclone Eloise wreaked havoc in the province at the weekend.
“Our reservoir levels are at their lowest. The reservoir feeding Polokwane and surrounding with water from Ebenezer Dam is currently sitting at 0%. This is due to the challenges experienced from the dam line,” said the municipality in a statement on Sunday.“This morning’s water supply readings from Ebenezer Scheme shows that the scheme is not pumping water to Polokwane areas of supply.
“We are now compelled to buy water from other areas to enable us to carry on with our lives, as the water provided by the municipality by trucks is not enough. Some of those without money to buy water are in trouble,” said Malusi Mogale of Toronto in Turfloop. “Although there are no major casualties as a result of the storm, some families have been relocated to places of safety after their houses were swept away by the storm. The situation is still under control at the moment as no major damages or deaths have been reported,” he said.