Heavy rains relieve drought in the Eastern Cape

The heavy rains of the past few days have relieved the drought conditions in the Eastern Cape, bringing much relief to the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality. The municipality had been experiencing serious water shortages over the past months, causing the authorities to impose water restrictions. Spokesperson Lourens Schoeman says the average dam levels had dropped to as low as 40 percent. However, it is now expected that the Kouga and Churchill dams will reach 50 percent capacity later this week following rains in the Langkloof and Baviaanskloof.