And then the rain fell…

Capetonians rejoiced when the rain fell in the drought-stricken city today. Up to 20mm was expected in the crucial mountain catchment areas like Steenbras.

The Mother City has been facing the worst drought in 100 years and if Day Zero arrives, will the the first city in the world to run out of drinkable water. Currently the city has level 6 water restrictions in place, allowing locals to use only 50 liters of water, per person, per day.

The downpour is no excuse to let water saving efforts slip though, as the City of Cape Town warned we are far from out of the woods in terms of the water shortage.

Usage increased by 5% last week, leaving damn levels suffering. Social media reacted accordingly about the rainfall…  

Rainbow over @CapeTown after an afternoon of much needed rain pic.twitter.com/CAGr9EB2BO

— Liezel V (@liezelv) April 18, 2018

Driving into #Capetown #Rain #Blessing #SaveWater @CityofCT pic.twitter.com/d2ec4xl5kY

— Hot Rod (@Quinten_Rodway) April 18, 2018

Serious rain in Cape Town. OMG! pic.twitter.com/rPjU1ZGiwV

— Pholoho Mpiti (@pholoho_Mpit) April 18, 2018

 

Feeling blessed in drought stricken Cape Town!! #rain #rainincapetown #muchneededrain #capetowndrought #blessed #feelingappreciative #thankyou #thankful

A post shared by Cape Garden (@capegarden) on Apr 18, 2018 at 7:44am PDT

 

#30daysofthankfulness #rainincapetown

A post shared by Jean (@jeanmuir) on Apr 18, 2018 at 7:49am PDT

 

While back home in Europe the temperatures rise and today is hot summer day, on the Southern hemisphere and mainly in Western Cape and the city of Cape Town where I currently am, the people experience the worst drought since records. So today, I am glad to share a rainy but very positive photo. The rainfall of today will not solve the water crisis but in the week I have been in Cape Town I have become more water conscious. Something we should all do as every drop counts. Hopefully todays rain will be the start of a very rainy winter season for the Mother City! • • • #travelismyoxygen #traveltheworld #creatememories #wanderlust #explore #discover #travelgram #photooftheday #travelphotography #instatravel #followtravelismyoxygen #followformore #epic #travelboy #naturephotography #travelgoals #beyondborders #igers #collectstamps #igworld #planetearth #travelwithme #traveladdict #moretocome #followmyig #lovecapetown #everydropcounts #capetownrain #southafrica #drought

A post shared by Mark’s Oxygen (@travelismyoxygen) on Apr 18, 2018 at 9:08am PDT

 

Rains are finally here! Keep ‘em comin’…Lion’s Head barely visible… #capetownrain #droughtlife

A post shared by Nima Janet Taylor (@nimajanettaylor) on Apr 18, 2018 at 6:53am PDT

 

These are the good days and the ones we wish would happen more often!! #rain #capetownrain #HydroPod #waterstorage #watertransport #capetowndrought #droughtcrisis #autumn #waterwednesday #waterwarriors #rainydays

A post shared by HydroPod (@hydropod) on Apr 18, 2018 at 7:03am PDT

RT @TirzahStJoseph: #CapeTown getting some well deserved rain at the moment … #MotherCity #ILoveMyCity #LoveCapeTown #WaterCrisis. Bring it on, Mother Nature, bring it on!! ?? pic.twitter.com/ThoIiFDMY3

— Kōkua Water Bottles (@my_kokua) April 18, 2018

Pictures: Twitter and Instagram