# Johannesburg water crisis divides poor and rich as elections near

https://mins.news/en/video/19446

- Reuters, 2026-08-11 18:58 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFv6kioBvp4

> Johannesburg is losing more than a third of its water supply each day because of burst pipes. Residents are dealing with shortages and waiting for water trucks to arrive. Wealthier residents, meanwhile, are drilling boreholes to secure water during the shortages. The crisis is exposing a sharp divide between poorer and richer communities as elections approach.

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