About 29 schools that were closed due to flooding have been re-opened in Ohangwena Region. 

This followed the subsiding of flood waters.
The floods affected 36 schools in the region, disturbing learning for more than 17 000 learners.

Among 30 schools that closed, 29 have now been re-opened, with exception of Shingunguma Primary School. 

Shingunguma Primary School is in Ongenga Constituency, in Eengava Village. 

The school closed on 17 January, affecting about 377 learners and 11 teachers.

Schools that re-opened were requested by the Education Directorate to put plans in place to compensate for the days lost.

Some have indicated that they plan to compensate teachers for extra sessions during weekends and holidays.

And, even with water levels subsiding, the region still has to deal with a high number of relocated people. 

At present, about 417 people live in relocation camps in the affected Constituency, and conditions have claimed the lives of four people in the region, to date.

The Regional Disaster Risk Management Office is urging residents not to cross deep flood waters, and not to play or swim in the earth dams.

Communities are also urged to refrain from using untreated flood water for household consumption - as it may pose a health hazard and put them at risk of water-borne diseases.