Terino Reddy fills water into the toilet cistern at his home in Bluff during the 6-day water outage.
Durban residents face ongoing water shortages due to ageing infrastructure and frequent outages, impacting their health and daily lives. YOSHINI Perumal interviewed residents who spoke of their struggles and the municipality's efforts to address the crisis.
RESIDENTS from the Bluff, Merebank, Montclair, Cato Manor, Clairwood, Umbilo, Bellair, Bayhead, Yellowwood Park, and surrounding areas endured six torturous days without water, which ended on Sunday.
A burst pipe at the Wiggins Water Treatment Works was identified as the cause of the latest break in the water supply to the south of Durban neighbourhoods.
Regular water outages in Durban and neighbouring communities have become a way of life for residents.
