Cape Town water warning

The Cape Town City Council has warned residents to avoid contact with water that has flowed through residential areas, particularly informal settlements. An increase in E. coli and faecal coliform counts has been detected in 14 rivers and 10 wetlands in the Cape Town area. Warning notices had been erected in areas where stream water was deemed unsafe, city spokesperson Clive Justus said on Sunday. He said a clean-up plan and budget had been approved to address the problem, but for now residents and visitors have been urged to heed the warnings.