when did the drought started in south africa
Cape Town water crisis After good rains in 2013 and 2014, the city of Cape Town began experiencing a drought in 2015, the first of three consecutive years of dry winters brought on by the El Niño weather pattern and climate change.[18] Water levels in the city's dams declined from 71.9 percent in 2014 to 50.1 percent in 2015.[5] Water restrictions, in place at "Level 1" since 2005, were increased to Level 2 on 1 January 2016 and to Level 3 on 1 November 2016.