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S Africa declares drought a 'national disaster': statement

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AFP Cape Town
South Africa today declared a "national disaster" over a drought that has ravaged parts of the country and threatened to leave the city of Cape Town without domestic tap water.

In a notice published in the government gazette, the department of cooperative governance said it had elevated the drought to a "national disaster" after it reassessed its "magnitude and severity".
 

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First Published: Feb 13 2018 | 4:40 PM IST

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