Drought in South Africa

People queue up to collect drinking water from taps that are fed by a spring in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Jan. 24, 2018 8:02 AM PT

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People collect drinking water from pipes fed by an underground spring, in St. James, about 25km from Cape Town.

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People collect drinking water from pipes fed by an underground spring in St. James, about 25km from Cape Town.

(RODGER BOSCH / AFP/Getty Images)

Tree trunks, which were submersed when the dam was full, stand in the critically low Theewaterskloof Dam in Villiersdorp, South Africa. Theewaterskloof Dam is the single biggest dam supplying water to Cape Town.

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Dead fish on the dry bed of the critically low Theewaterskloof Dam in Villiersdorp, South Africa. Theewaterskloof Dam is the single biggest dam supplying water to Cape Town.

(NIC BOTHMA / EPA / Shutterstock)