Social Media ‘Flooded’ by Theewaterskloof Dam Videos as Heavens Open!

It’s what drought-stricken Cape Town has been waiting for… welcome rain to fill its dams. In the last couple of days, videos of water rushing into Theewaterskloof Dam have started flooding social media, as thrilled Capetonians watch their main source of drinking water finally getting replenished…

According to Meteo Cape Town, Theewaterskloof Dam received almost 70mm of rain between midnight on Thursday night and Friday morning. 69.6mm to be exact. See below:

On Thursday the MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Anton Bredell, reported that “most major dams in the Western Cape are showing slight increases” this week – the Voëlvlei Dam increased from 14.2 to 16.6 %, the Theewaterskloof Dam went from 11.8 to 14.7 % and the Bergriver Dam from 37 to 42%.

Theewaterskloof Dam just before the rain:

https://www.facebook.com/GaleMcAllPhotography/photos/a.1816275418434524.1073742131.280022602059821/1816278131767586/?type=3&theater

And finally those drought-ravaged scenes at Theewaterskloof Dam are changing… take a look at videos from the past couple of days:  

https://www.facebook.com/rowan.timmer/videos/10160781006845122/

https://www.facebook.com/SAPeople/posts/10155287856121949

Watch another video here:
www.facebook.com/theewatersportsclub/videos/1942320302453094/

In Kuilsriver, 50mm was received in the past week:

https://www.facebook.com/SAPeople/photos/a.10150563588791949.370851.184548831948/10155287729351949/?type=3

And it looks like there’s more on the way! Kuilsriver, Cape Town today:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209290236411312&set=p.10209290236411312&type=3

(Please Note: While we are all so grateful for the rainfall Cape Town has had, there’s still a long way to go before things are back to normal. Restrictions are still in place, so please continue to conserve water!)