Day Zero: Residents fear taps will run dry as water crisis worsens in Cape Town
As the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, residents of Cape Town, South Africa, ushered in 2018 - the start of a new year and the start of the city's stringent new water regulations.
The Level 6 restrictions came into effect to combat an unprecedented drought which threatens to make Cape Town the first major city devoid of water.
The slew of new measures include limiting individuals municipal water usage per day and threatening to impose fines on those who exceed it.
They also reduce agricultural water use by 60 percent and commercial use by 45 percent, compared to pre-drought allocations.
CJ Van Staden