updates (08 Mar 2011): The
Tsondab River is no longer flowing and the
C19 between
Solitaire &
Sesriem is open again.
updates (03 Mar 2011): Walvis Bay - NamWater has made significant progress in restoring the water supply inflow to 600m³/h. This positive development has enabled the Municipality to extend the water supply period up to 21:30 this evening. For the next few days the normal water supply will be opened from 06:00 to 21:30.
It has been reported that water from
Angola has reached the
Northern regions of Namibia, causing floods of the same magnitude as the past several years.
updates (02 Mar 2011): Hakusembe River Lodge - the lodge is operating as normal;
Impalila Island Lodge - the lodge is operating as normal;
Lianshulu Lodge - the lodge is operating as normal;
Namushasha Country Lodge - the lodge is operating as normal. Follow the clearly marked detour signs;
Ndhovu Safari Lodge - the lodge is operating as normal, but is offering free seasonal boat transfers from the parking area to the lodge. The campsite is closed;
Ntwala Island Lodge - the lodge is operating as normal
Susuwe Island Lodge - the lodge is operating as normal
updates (01 Mar 2011): Storm-water drainage in
Oshakati was unable to cope with heavy rain on Sunday afternoon, causing small local floods in a number of informal settlements.
The
Angolan Department of Water Affairs at Ondjiva reported that much rain had been received in
southern Angola.
A new flood wave in
Kavango River has swamped
Nkurenkuru west of
Rundu. Water levels at
Rundu are steadily rising and are expected to rise up rapidly in the coming days.
Nasa Satellite images showed heavy rains for the central
Oshana, eastern
Ohangwena,
Central Caprivi and very heavy rains for the eastern
Kavango Regions on Sunday.
The flow in the main
Kuiseb River was down to 0.74 meters at
Schlesien at
Kuiseb Pass Bridge yesterday.
updates (28 Feb 2011): Walvis Bay - Water wil be re-opened between
18h00 and 21h30 this evening and from
06:00 to 11:30 tomorrow morning. During the water closure periods, businesses and residents can still obtain water from the water points along
5th road, at the
Municipal Building and
Mautamenene Fire Station in
Kuisebmond and along
Sam Nujoma Avenue near
Kruis Street in
Narraville.
The water problem could be worse tomorrow because of another flood.
updates (24 Feb 2011): Water levels at
Katima Mulilo have increased to 6.14m as at 22 Feb 2011. This is the level (6m-7m) at which the higher ground to which communities moved earlier in the rainfall season starts becoming inundated.
The
Cuvelai Basin, in particular the
Oshakati area, should be on alert for possible flooding from the north in the coming week.
updates (22 Feb 2011): A new flood wave of more than 3.0 m arrived at the
Kuiseb Pass Bridge on 16 February 2011. The
Namibia Hydrological Services have teams in the area to monitor the situation and provide early warning to communities downstream.
As at 15 February 2011, the
Zambezi River at
Katima Mulilo stood at 5.4 m and is rising as expected, having increased by 82 cm since 08 February 2011. The forecast is still that water levels will stabilize around 6 m in the next 7-10 days. Inundation of the
Caprivi region usually starts when the
Zambezi River reaches about 3.5 m to 4 m at
Katima Mulilo. Such levels (3.5 m - 4 m) are an annual occurrence and communities living in these areas are used to this pattern and move to higher ground that is often isolated. Flooding of the higher ground can only occur when the levels exceed 6 m to 7 m, which could potentially lead to a humanitarian situation.
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According to the
Meteorological Services Division in the Ministry of Works and Transport there is a slightly more enhanced likelihood for above normal-to-normal rainfall in the regions of
Caprivi, Kavango, Oshikoto, Ohangwena, Oshana, Otjozondjupa, Omaheke, Hardap and
Khomas. For the
Kunene, Erongo and Karas regions, normal to above-normal rainfall is still expected.
Rivers: Flows in westerly direction towards
Lake Liambezi are increasing at
Ngoma Gate. Flows in the same direction are also passing the
Bukalo Bridge in the
Bukalo Channel, while water levels in the
Kwando River at
Kongola have remained stable. The flows in the
Kavango River remain high. A flood has been reported at
Shanalumono in the main channel of the
Cuvelai system, but the flows must still reach
Oshakati. There have been no reports or indications of flood development in the main
Cuvelai River north of
Ondjiva in
Angola, but heavy rains that fell on Saturday may start a flood. The
Kunene River is flowing high while flows in the
Fish River are slowly subsiding.
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Big kudos to Namibian tourism info source tourbrief (and other online resources) for keeping us updated regarding the current rain/flood situation in Namibia! Thx!
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