An explosion on power lines feeding a key water-pumping hub has prompted a warning from the continent's largest bulk-water supplier. The incident risks cutting water supply to parts of Johannesburg and nearby platinum- and gold-mining towns. The utility's warning highlights the vulnerability of the region's water infrastructure.
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Johannesburg is the economic engine of South Africa
An explosion occurred on power lines that feed a key water-pumping hub.
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An explosion occurred on power lines that feed a key water-pumping hub.
BloombergAn explosion on power lines that feed a key water-pumping hub risks cutting supply to parts of South Africa’s commercial hub of Johannesburg and key platinum- and gold-mining towns to the city’s west, the continent’s biggest bulk-water supplier said.
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An explosion occurred on power lines that feed a key water-pumping hub.
BloombergThe explosion risks cutting water supply to parts of Johannesburg.
PredictionThe explosion risks cutting water supply to platinum- and gold-mining towns west of Johannesburg.
PredictionThe warning was issued by the continent’s biggest bulk-water supplier.
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