Slight drop in Zambezi River

THE level of the Zambezi River dropped slightly this week – down by one centimetre to 4,69 metres.

About a dozen schools in the Caprivi Region are surrounded by water, but children are reaching them by boat. Government assessment teams reported that some crop fields and low-lying areas were already submerged, with a number of villages surrounded by water.”Approximately 20 000 people are expected to be relocated to sites allocated by the Government on safer ground,” the International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a bulletin on Monday “It is anticipated that relief items such as tents, water purification tablets, insecticide-treated mosquito nets, blankets and jerry cans will be needed.Specific amounts of these items as well as pre-positioning of emergency stocks in the Caprivi warehouses are yet to be determined,” the IFRC noted.The IFRC sent a representative on Sunday to join the Namibia Red Cross Society team, to help prepare relief items.Government assessment teams reported that some crop fields and low-lying areas were already submerged, with a number of villages surrounded by water.”Approximately 20 000 people are expected to be relocated to sites allocated by the Government on safer ground,” the International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a bulletin on Monday “It is anticipated that relief items such as tents, water purification tablets, insecticide-treated mosquito nets, blankets and jerry cans will be needed.Specific amounts of these items as well as pre-positioning of emergency stocks in the Caprivi warehouses are yet to be determined,” the IFRC noted.The IFRC sent a representative on Sunday to join the Namibia Red Cross Society team, to help prepare relief items.