# Eastern Cape municipalities continue to be affected by the drought and dam levels still stand below 50-percent. Nelson Mandela Bay has been the worst hit. Sputnik Ratau of the Department of Water and Sanitation says the Algoa Water Supply System which supplies the metro is sitting at an average of 11.7-percent. He says the situation in the province has been worsened by climate change and the long-term effects of the El Niño weather phenomenon.