Authorities in Cape Town city have begun drilling into an aquifer to extract underground water in a last-ditch attempt to find a solution to the water crisis. <br /><br />Officials are still testing the system, as they only launched the first drilling on January 11. <br /><br />This drone video shows drilling at the Cape Flats aquifer in Strandfontein.<br /><br />According to local reports, the city is hoping to get an extra 80 million litres of water per day.<br /><br />The coastal South African city of about 4 million people is about to run out of fresh water. It has implemented new emergency water restrictions this Thursday (February 1). <br /><br />Residents can now only use 50 litres of municipal water per day.<br /><br />Following three years of persistent drought, the government says that Day Zero - when it will be forced to turn off most tabs - will be April 16.<br /><br />+CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: MUTE FROM SOURCE+<br /><br />++DOWNLOAD ON-THE-GROUND VIDEO OF THE STRANDFONTEIN AQUIFER HERE++<br />https://www.newsflare.com/video/180648/conflict-disaster/water-gushes-from-cape-town-borehole-ahead-of-day-zero
