Flooding havoc in parts of Bay, but falls not enough to ease drought crisis By Guy Rogers and Riaan Marais - 23 July 2021
DESPERATE MEASURES: Sharefa Adams, from Missionvale, catches water leaking through her shack roof. She had to abandon her room after the water started leaking onto the bed Image: WERNER HILLS
It was the kind of day that can restore hope.
For the first time in months, Nelson Mandela Bay and surrounds on Thursday experienced rain of the sort needed to counter the devastating drought gripping the region.
However, while heavy rain did fall in the metro’s western catchment, it was not nearly enough to alleviate concerns over the water crisis, according to SA Weather Service spokesperson Garth Sampson.
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