City of Windhoek Communications Manager Harold Akwenye has clarified that relocating flood victims to Farm 508 was an emergency measure meant to protect those individuals from immediate flood danger.
A year after flash floods displaced them from their homes, many families relocated to Farm 508 on the outskirts of Windhoek in the Goreangab area say they are still facing severe daily hardships.
Flood victims of Tuesday's disaster in Zambia's Lundazi District of Eastern Province are in dire need of safe water after the water treatment plant got submerged by the same overflow.
A rainstorm left a trail of destruction in its wake, damaging houses and structures and uprooting trees in Katima Mulilo and the surrounding areas.
The storm that hit on Tuesday caused widespread damage to homes in Mafuta, Namalubi, and Lisikili.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will inspect the progress at relocation centers for flood victims in the Ohangwena, Oshana, and Omusati regions starting April 19th.
The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) has been commended for effectively assisting flood-hit communities in northern regions, where rising waters have cut off access to essential services.
The ongoing relief operation, launched last month, supports areas at high risk of waterborne diseases.
Deputy Prime Minister Natangwe Ithete visited flood victims at the Ehenye Resettlement Centre in Oshakati, Oshana Region, as part of his assessment of flood conditions in the north, a task assigned by Head of State Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
The Oshikoto Region has experienced significant damage to homes and mahangu fields due to heavy rain and flooding from neighboring Angola.
According to Oshikoto Governor Sacky Kathindi, the constituencies of Oniipa, Olukonda, Omuntele, and Onayena have been particularly hard hit.
Deputy Prime Minister Natangwe Ithete is currently in the Omusati Region, assessing the flood situation as delegated by Head of State Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. His mission is to observe the impact of the floods on people and property.
Deputy Prime Minister Natangwe Ithete is in the northern regions of Namibia to assess the flood situation that displaced people and trapped some in their houses while some mahangu fields and roads are submerged and damaged.
