Residents of Windhoek’s informal settlements are all over again struggling losses after the heavy downpours within the capital over the weekend.
The Metropolis of Windhoek has blamed these that built their homes in areas that are not only for living. Harold Akwenye, Metropolis spokesperson acknowledged, “all I can protest is, our of us non-public not want to listen to and now they are struggling.”
In step with Khomasdal constituency councillor Samuel Angolo, the influence of the flash floods that occurred on Sunday, incorporated hurt to property, destruction of the atmosphere and lack of livelihoods.
Casual settlement residents whose homes non-public been hit by heavy downpours on Sunday non-public described their living prerequisites as a nightmare.
Flooded roads, hurt to homes, roads and fallen trees non-public been reported within the informal settlements of Windhoek on Sunday.
Angolo the day gone by acknowledged groups of connected stakeholders non-public been on situation conducting an evaluation to search out out the destruction triggered in Otjomuise Agste Laan, Otjomuise – Frankfurt Boulevard and Otjomuise Sewende Laan.
“The Khomas Regional Council is presently conducting a quickly evaluation to search out out the different of of us which non-public been affected. This files might perchance be released accordingly after the evaluation,” he explained.
He acknowledged many of the victims are residents who went to bewitch the land where others non-public been removed by the Metropolis of Windhoek last year, to decrease exposure to flooding and struggling severe hurt to their properties.
Last year, extra than 200 residents of informal settlements in Windhoek non-public been relocated to care for a long way from shacks being flooded and some residents acknowledged the choice was once commendable as they had sleepless nights.
“Our of us non-public made up our minds to poke and prevent on the gap where others non-public been relocated from. But as I acknowledged, the whole story might perchance be issued once the evaluation is finished,” he acknowledged.
Angolo might perchance presumably perchance perchance not resolve the different of of us affected, asserting the investigations are underway.
Akwenye acknowledged the metropolis remains to be investigating the subject and will liberate the story as quickly as the investigation is finished.
