Ai-Ais resort braces for the flood

THE campsite at the Ai-Ais resort was under water yesterday as the floodwater from the Hardap Dam at Mariental reached the far south.

But the bulk of the floodwater was expected to reach Ai-Ais last night. There are no tourists at the resort at present, the spokesperson for Namibia Wildlife Resorts, Peter Mietzner, said on Monday.NWR and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism started evacuating people from the resort on Monday.Mietzner said the staff had secured moveable small items and were fully prepared for the floodwater.In 2000, when the floodgates of the Hardap Dam and Naute Dam were opened and Mariental was flooded, the Ai-Ais resort was also affected.This time around, the staff say they are well prepared and ready.There are no tourists at the resort at present, the spokesperson for Namibia Wildlife Resorts, Peter Mietzner, said on Monday.NWR and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism started evacuating people from the resort on Monday.Mietzner said the staff had secured moveable small items and were fully prepared for the floodwater.In 2000, when the floodgates of the Hardap Dam and Naute Dam were opened and Mariental was flooded, the Ai-Ais resort was also affected.This time around, the staff say they are well prepared and ready.

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