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Dar es Salaam imposes water restrictions due to drought

Aerial view of the city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [iStockPhoto]

One of Africa's largest and fastest growing cities has imposed water restrictions as officials blame dry weather and dropping river levels.

Some of the more than 6 million residents of Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, say thousands of homes have had no water for weeks.

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