An investigation has commenced by the authorities in Johannesburg, the commercial center of South Africa, after a resident discovered blue water coming from her tap.
The resident had on Monday shared a picture and video of her frightening experience on social media.
A spokesperson for the water utility firm, Johannesburg Water, said it suspects the water was contaminated by copper in the building, but samples had been taken for testing, according to local reports.
There’s some coming out now again and they’re still blue, just lighter in colour … angisazi.@CityofJoburgZA @JHBWater can anyone at least let us know what this blue colour is in the water? Is it normal or safe? We are still water shedding in our area btw 🙃 pic.twitter.com/UrcTELA8T5
— Ntombi M (@_ntombim_) January 30, 2023
The results are expected in 24 hours after the samples have been tested, Puleng Mopeli is quoted as saying.
The affected resident told IOL news site that the blue water eventually stopped coming out.
Source: BBC