Water is life, but that necessity is blocked out
The water flowing from a burst water pipe at Vulture Street is clean enough to drink and it keeps on flowing like a river leaving resident's taps dry.
Water is life; it has many uses such as cooking, drinking and bathing. However for days Andre du Plessis has been not able to enjoy the luxury of having the most precious necessity.
The water flowing from a burst water pipe at Vulture Street is clean enough to drink and it keeps on flowing like a river leaving resident’s taps dry.
Andre du Plessis next to the burst water pipe at Vulture Street.
“I have been trying to get hold of the municipality but with no success, no one is picking up. In the meantime I am buying my own water,” said du Plessis.
Andre du Plessis showing the huge amount of water coming out of a burst water pipe.
He further added that this was an insult to the nearby informal settlement residents of Spring Valley who do not have water at all.
The burst water pipe at Vulture Street.
“The water wasted here would have gone a long way to the next person. What is absurd about this is that on our next water bill we will be billed for the water that is coming out of the burst water pipe. Our lives have practically stopped in these past few days. We are even unable to take a decent bath,” said a furious du Plessis.
The municipality did not respond by the time of going to print.
