The four urban centres of Teyateyaneng, Mapoteng, Maputsoe and Botha Bothe are currently suffering water supply problems because their sources are nearby rivers, which are now flooded.

Water and Sewage Authority (WASA) public relations officer Mr. Khotso Letsatsi has announced that all four centres have had their water purification plants and associated machinery either washed away or immersed in the overflowing waters.

Botha Bothe gravity mains in the Moroeroe river have been washed away by the
rains and in turn affected the town’s water treatment plant. Work has however, already
started to normalise the situation.

At Maputsoe, well points in the Mohokare River are covered by the overflowing water making it difficult for WASA to access them.

The main pumps at the water treatment house in Teyateyaneng, also situated near the Phuthiatsana are covered by water and at Mapoteng the mains have been washed away.

WASA was working around the clock to correct this situation, Mr. Letsatsi said.

14 February 2006