{"id":314315,"date":"2022-02-11T13:47:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T11:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=314315"},"modified":"2022-02-11T13:47:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T11:47:52","slug":"heavy-rain-leads-to-spitzkoppe-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=314315","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rain leads to \u2018Spitzkoppe Falls\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>THE heavy rain that fell in the Erongo region on Thursday created spectacular scenes at the Spitzkoppe.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Joachim Friederich sent videos taken in the area where workers at the Spitzkoppe Community Rest Camp said more than 30 mm fell in 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>They added that a number of tourists got stuck when trying to cross the Spitzkoppe River but there were no serious incidents reported.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Travellers in the area should remain cautious as more rain is predicted over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Photos and videos of rain celebrations can be sent to &#x65;&#x64;&#x69;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x40;&#x74;&#x67;&#x68;&#x2e;&#110;&#97; or via WhatsApp on +264 81 122 5064.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heavy rain leads to \u2018Spitzkoppe Falls\u2019\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xgn_OuYKTLI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Video: Joachim Friederich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter THE heavy rain that fell in the Erongo region on Thursday created spectacular scenes at the Spitzkoppe. 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