Storm damages houses in Otjiwarongo's Ombili informal settlement

NAMPA

2025-02-13

OTJIWARONGO, 12 February 2025 - A house which was flooded by a storm in Ombili informal settlement at Otjiwarongo Tuesday night. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 13 FEB (NAMPA) – Several houses in the Ombili informal settlement at Otjiwarongo were damaged in a severe storm Tuesday night.
Rebecca Shipanga, a mother of five with three grandchildren, told Nampa the storm tore the roof off her four-room house.
“We lost our documents and school books, all our clothes, blankets and beds were wet,” she said.
Benson Tjiuongua recalled how floodwater reached knee height in his home, destroying all h...

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