Afrigather Residents of Windhoek’s casual settlements are once all but again struggling losses after the heavy downpours within the capital over the weekend.
The City of Windhoek has blamed of us who constructed their homes in areas which would possibly perchance possibly be no longer moral for dwelling. Harold Akwenye, City spokesperson said, “all I’m able to articulate is, our of us attain no longer need to listen to and now they are struggling.”
In response to Khomasdal constituency councillor Samuel Angolo, the affect of the flash floods that took place on Sunday, included hurt to property, destruction of the atmosphere and lack of livelihoods.
Informal settlement residents whose properties had been hit by heavy downpours on Sunday absorb described their dwelling conditions as a nightmare.
Flooded roads, hurt to properties, roads and fallen bushes had been reported within the casual settlements of Windhoek on Sunday.
Angolo the old day said groups of linked stakeholders had been on dwelling conducting an assessment to search out out the destruction precipitated in Otjomuise Agste Laan, Otjomuise – Frankfurt Avenue and Otjomuise Sewende Laan.
“The Khomas Regional Council is at this time conducting a instant assessment to search out out the selection of of us who had been affected. This knowledge would possibly perchance possibly be launched accordingly after the assessment,” he outlined.
He said many of the victims are residents who went to opt the land the save others had been removed by the City of Windhoek final yr, to diminish publicity to flooding and struggling excessive hurt to their properties.
Final yr, larger than 200 residents of casual settlements in Windhoek had been relocated to preserve a ways flung from shacks being flooded and some residents said the resolution became once commendable as they had sleepless nights.
“Our of us absorb determined to proceed and live at the issue the save others had been relocated from. Nonetheless as I said, the excellent picture would possibly perchance possibly be issued once the assessment is performed,” he said.
Angolo would possibly perchance possibly well well no longer resolve the selection of of us affected, asserting the investigations are underway.
Akwenye said the city is unexcited investigating the topic and should release the picture as rapidly because the investigation is performed.
