It's the dry season now, and there is a water shortage in
Morogoro. The authorities have taken to
rationing by supplying only certain areas of the metro area with water at any
one time. The water went off in our
homestay house late Sunday morning, and was off for 36 hours. It went on for 12, and then went off for 3
days. Our family is used to this, and
prepare for it. They, have a 1000 liter
water storage tank in the yard and many buckets in the house. When the supply is interrupted, they use the
reserve. It's a large family, though,
and they run a catering business out of their home, so it's a little worrisome
when the water stays off for very long. This
time, the big storage tank was emptied after 2 1/2 days, and they made do by
obtaining extra water from another source.
The water went on again this morning, and we all ran around filling up
every container we have. Mama says that
she is thinking of buying a 5000 liter tank, so they aren't caught completely
without water. The dry season doesn't
end until at least November, and sometimes not until January.
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