Communities warned against flood risks

ELLANIE SMIT WINDHOEKThe hydrological services of Namibia has urged communities in flood-prone areas, especially in the Khomas highland, Kuiseb and southern parts of the country, to be on high alert for possible floods, and to take necessary precautionary measures.It said flows were reported in some of the western flowing ephemeral rivers due to heavy rains received in their catchment areas recently.The hydrological field monitoring team reported that the Kuiseb River at Gobabeb recorded 1.07 meters on Friday afternoon.The river level at Rooibank stood at 1.15 m on Friday morning.“In Windhoek, rivers are flowing due to recent heavy rainfalls.” The Arebbusch River at Monrovia recorded 0.86 m on Friday morning.River levels risingMeanwhile, the latest update on the Orange - Fish system is that the level of the Fish River stood at 0.60 m at Tses on Friday morning.The Zambezi River at Katima Mulilo is gradually rising, and on Friday morning, the water level was at 2.18 m, above normal for this time of the year.The Okavango River at Rundu has slightly increased by 2 cm and recorded 4.58 m on Friday morning, while the level of the Kunene River is very low and was flowing at 50.5 m3/s on Friday.It added that the country’s major dams received significant inflow due to heavy rains and floods in their catchment areas over the past few weeks. The total content of the major water supply dams in the southern part of the country isrelatively high and stood at 93.1% on 7 February compared to 91.1 % on 8 February 2021. Upscale management“Dam operators are advised to upscale flood control management for flood risk mitigation and issue timely early warnings to communities living downstream.”Releases again took place at the Hardap Dam yesterday to reduce its level from 75% to 70%.The Namibia Meteorological Services has warned that widespread thundershowers will persist in the Kunene and Erongo regions today.

Communities warned against flood risks

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Namibian Sun 2026-04-30

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Communities warned against flood risks

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