{"id":375047,"date":"2025-05-15T11:06:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T09:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=375047"},"modified":"2025-05-15T11:06:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T09:06:55","slug":"rain-in-otjozondjupa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=375047","title":{"rendered":"RAIN IN OTJOZONDJUPA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"900\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 900;\" width=\"720\" controls src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/RAIN-IN-OTJOZONDJUPA-Made-with-Clipchamp-smaller.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RAIN IN OTJOZONDJUPA: While temperatures are dropping in various parts of the country as rainfall decreases, some areas continue to experience rain. This is particularly evident in the Otjozondjupa Region, where towns such as Otavi and Grootfontein have received significant rainfall this week. Grootfontein recorded between 30mm and 37mm of rain from yesterday to this morning. Meanwhile, some areas of Otavi are flooded due to the recent rainfall, compounded by inadequate drainage systems in parts of the town. Photos and videos: Facebook (Frederik Steyn; Rheta Kruger Smeer; Johannes John).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAIN IN OTJOZONDJUPA: While temperatures are dropping in various parts of the country as rainfall decreases, some areas continue to experience rain. This is particularly evident in the Otjozondjupa Region, where towns such as Otavi and Grootfontein have received significant rainfall this week. 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