Opuwo hit by floods

OPUWO – At least 46 houses at Opuwo’s Katutura location were flooded when the Katutura River burst its banks after heavy rainfall this weekend.

Two mud-brick houses collapsed, Councillor Lydia Kavetu said. According to Kavetu, the Namibian Red Cross was approached for assistance and had provided food for the two elderly occupants of the collapsed houses.Kavetu said the Town Council was arranging accommodation for them.The dirt road running between the river and the township has been blamed for the floods.The Town Council says the level of the road has become lower because of repeated grading, allowing water from the river to flow towards the houses.The road has not been topped up with soil since Independence, they say.The Roads Construction Company has agreed to build a channel that would divert floodwater from the location.- NampaAccording to Kavetu, the Namibian Red Cross was approached for assistance and had provided food for the two elderly occupants of the collapsed houses.Kavetu said the Town Council was arranging accommodation for them.The dirt road running between the river and the township has been blamed for the floods.The Town Council says the level of the road has become lower because of repeated grading, allowing water from the river to flow towards the houses.The road has not been topped up with soil since Independence, they say.The Roads Construction Company has agreed to build a channel that would divert floodwater from the location.- Nampa