Dam capacity reaches 38%, up from last year

Reservoirs across the island reached about 38 per cent of capacity on Monday – a marked increase on the same time last year.

Overall, the dams are now 37.9 per cent full, corresponding to 110 million cubic metres of water .

At the same time last year, the dams held 23.6 per cent of capacity.

Water continues to flow into the reservoirs, following the rains of the past few days.