Central SA
Qwaqwa residents advised to store water─── 11:00 Sun, 10 May 2020
Maluti-A-Phofung (MAP) Water is advising residents of Qwaqwa in the Free State to store water after a Fika Patso Water Treatment Plant stopped operating last night.
According to MAP Water's spokesperson, Kelopile Dlengezele, this is after a pipe burst at Letsha-le-Maduke.
She apologised to residents for any inconvenience and further mentioned that water tankers will be deployed to the affected areas until the matter is resolved.
Dlengezele added that a maintenance team has been deployed and that repairs may take until Wednesday.
The Fika Patso Dam supplies water to over 80% of Qwaqwa residents and its water level is currently at 43%.
OFM News/Tumelo Khotha
