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                      Cape Town tries to avert Day Zero of century's worst drought, a point when dams, taps will run dry

                      With tough water-saving regime and the generosity of farmers, Cape Town has been able to push back the dreaded "Day Zero" when the town's taps would run dry.

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                      South Africa has declared a national disaster over the drought afflicted southern and western regions, including Cape Town, which means the government could spend more money and resources to deal with the crisis.

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                      Rainwater flows down off Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain, South Africa.

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                      Clothing hangs above a communal tap in Khayelitsha township, near Cape Town.

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                      The Theewaterskloof dam, which supplies most of Cape Town's potable water is seen from above near Villiersdorp , South Africa.

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                      The Theewaterskloof dam, which supplies most of Cape Town's potable water is seen from above near Villiersdorp , South Africa.

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                      A man carries a bucket used to collect water from a small roadside spring in Cape Town. The city of four million moved its estimate for "Day Zero" to July 9 from June 4 due to a decline in water usage, and after the Groenland farmers association also released 10 billion litres of water from their private reservoirs into the Steenbras storage dam.

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                      The remains of a fish lie amongst cracked mud seen at Theewaterskloof dam.

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