Heavy rains in the Kavango East and West have left some residents picking up the pieces over the weekend. 

Lambert Haingura, a resident of Hamweyi Village in the Kavango West Region, is one of those affected, as the weekend's rain was accompanied by lightning, which struck and killed seven of his cattle.

According to Haingura, the dead livestock made up about half of his kraal, and the damage is valued at around N$25,000.

"This is devastating. I lost seven of my cattle, which is a huge loss. It's really upsetting," he said.

Shikenga Twindileni is a business owner in Rundu. He had been renting his work premises for months before his business was abruptly brought to a close this past weekend. 

Rain caused damage to a building already supported by a weak structure, as the weekend rains quickly turned a few cracks into a crumbling heap of rubble.

Twindileni says this is affecting not only sales but also his six employees, adding, "I can't work with this; otherwise, maybe the whole building will come off, and then, I will be in trouble. My workers are really scared. Some were here and went back because they said they couldn't work with this situation."

Victoria Haindere is a resident at Kehemu, and her home was among those that were not spared by the rain. The rain destroyed their furniture, important documents, and even their food.

"This happens every time it rains, and we get flooded. The water is everywhere. We have sleepless nights every time it rains."

Heavy rains in January caused a large sinkhole in the Tutungeni residential area, which then exposed a damaged sewer pipe that has been spewing sewage water into the Kavango River for the past month.

People use the river to bathe, collect water from, and fish.