Rain still falling in many parts of the country

Staff Reporter

TEN of Namibia’s regions have received some rainfall over the last few days, albeit isolated to just one or two towns per region.

A region that particularly stands out is the Hardap region as Rehoboth recorded 43,3 mm and 3,2 mm of rain on Friday and Sunday respectively, according to Namibia Meteorological Services.

The cumulative rainfall had many in awe as photos of the town’s rain-covered streets were shared on Facebook.

Many other places in various regions also received some rainfall over the past few days, according to Namibia Meteorological Services.

Otjiwarongo and Grootfontein, in the Otjozondjupa region, recorded 19,6 mm and 5,6 mm of rain respectively on Friday.

In the Erongo region, Omaruru recorded 7,2 mm, 4,4 mm and 3,3 mm of rain on Friday, Sunday and Monday respectively.

Further north, in the Kunene region, Sandveld recorded 6,3 mm and 8,3 mm of rain on Sunday and Monday respectively.

According to Namibia Meteorological Services, Waterberg, in the Omaheke region, also received significant rainfall as it recorded 33 mm of rain on Friday.

In addition, Bagani in the Kavango East, Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi, Onghwiyu in the Ohangwena region and Claratal in the Khomas region recorded 1,1 mm, 8,4 mm, 7 mm and 6,9 mm of rain respectively on Friday.

Besides the 8,4 mm of rainfall recorded at the Katima Mulilo airport on Friday, the Zambezi region’s rainfall has somewhat decreased over the last few days.

Still, NamWater maintains its warning that a flood could occur at the eastern Zambezi floodplains as the Zambezi River, which stood at 4.85 m on Monday, continues to rise.

In contrast, the western and north-western ephemeral rivers, specifically the Khan, Kuiseb, Swakopmund and Huab rivers, have been receding in terms of water level over the last few days.

According to NamWater, The Kuiseb River at Gobabeb Research Station recorded 1.20 m on Friday evening and 0.52 m on Saturday morning.