Churches in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city, have begun to supply residents with water for domestic use, in an attempt to lessen the effects of shortages made worse by a struggle over control of the water supply

Churches in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city, have begun to supply residents with water for domestic use, in an attempt to lessen the effects of shortages made worse by a struggle over control of the water supply. "As the water situation worsens, we have started placing water bowsers at our churches and also at such places as police stations and city council offices accessed by many people," said pastor Ray Motsi, the convenor of Churches in Bulawayo, an interdenominational group.

The city authorities have imposed water-rationing measures that permit residents access to water for only a few hours every three days.

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