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Vaal dam runs dry

DENEYSVILLE, Free State – The Water and Sanitation Department has warned South Africans to use water sparingly.

READ: South Africans using too much water: experts

The department says one of the country’s main water supplies, the Vaal Dam, is about 34-percent full.

That’s the lowest it’s been in years.

READ: You could soon be paying more for water

Boats have been removed because the water is so shallow.

Officials say they haven’t declared a water crisis, but they’re hoping for a good rainy season.

READ: SA water crisis map: What you need to know

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