The Ongwediva Town Council cut off the water connection to Eluwa Special School yesterday, leaving close to 300 learners with visual and hearing impairments without access to clean water.

Investigations carried out by nbc News revealed that the school is in arrears with N$725,000.

The last payment done on the account was N$244,000, which was in October last year.

This morning, the learners, who are all staying in the hostel, had not eaten nor bathed as they attended classes.

The Oshana Education Director Hileni Amukana told nbc News that the situation has now been resolved after the directorate requested that the council reconnect the water while they make payment arrangements.