The Hydrological Services of Namibia has urged communities in northern Namibia to exercise caution as floodwater levels remain high.

This was contained in the daily flood report issued Monday, which said water levels in the upper central and eastern parts of the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin are stabilising, but remain high.

It also indicated that the water level at Okatana decreased to 1.15 metres on Monday from 1.21 metres on Sunday, while at the Okandjengedi Bridge located between Oshakati and Ongwediva, water levels decreased to 2.13 metres on Monday from 2.14 metres the previous day.

The flood report said multi-hazard contingency plans will be activated in the affected regions.

“Multi-hazard contingency plans for the Ohangwena, Oshana and Omusati regions are to be activated by the institutions responsible for flood disaster preparedness, response and recovery,” it said.

Flood-prone areas include the Cuvelai Basin, Okavango River and banks, Zambezi River banks and Eastern Zambezi floodplains, Lower Kuiseb catchment, Hardap-Mariental, the Lower Orange River and the Kunene River.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency