There has been a build of waste in Zimbabwe's sewers so the authorities in Bulawayo have asked residents to flush their toilets at 7:30 (local time) today (Monday) to clear the waste.
This build up has been caused by the limited amount of water. The city has had to ration water for over 72 hours of a week, which has sparked the build up of waste. The city's mayor, Thaba Moyo, said the mass flush could possibly become a weekly event.
He said: "We are going to have a big flush every Monday to push all the waste that would have accumulated during the water rationing. It means everybody has to flush their toilet at the stipulated time which will be 7.30pm."
The poor sanitation has caused numerous disease outbreaks in Zimbabwe in the previous years.
Last October, more than 6,000 cases of diarrhoea were reported in southern towns of Zimbabwe. Most of the cases were in children.
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