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Flood in Oshana
With introduction i start of with the question what is flood. Flood is an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, esp. over what is normally dry land: "a flood barrier" and this is what is happening to the Oshana region in the northern part of Namibia.

Schools remain closed in flood-hit Oshana Region •	FOUR schools in the Oshana Region remain closed due to floodwater caused by heavy rainfall in the region last week. The affected schools are Endombo School in Uuvudhiya and the Mulunga, Upeke and Chief Ankama Schools in the Ompundja Circuit where classes have been halted due to inaccessible roads. The schools are surrounded by flooded oshanas which learners would be forced to cross on their way to school. Even though no rains have been received in the region since last week, water levels in the oshanas remain such that it would be dangerous for the learners to attempt to cross them. Learners at the schools have not attended classes since Monday. When contacted for comment, Oshana Regional Education Officer Immanuel Haipanda said his office was trying to control the situation. He said if the situation persisted temporary tent shelters will be set up at schools to be used as classrooms. This has however not been possible yet as the flood water is still making access to the schools impossible. “Some of our schools have been built on floodprone areas and near oshanas. This has adversely affected our learners because the waters have risen to high levels and it is impossible and dangerous for the pupils to cross over to reach the schools, not even vehicles can go through,” said Haipanda.

Oshana council to continue helping flood victims 13 Jun 2011 - Story by Helvy Shaanika Article Views (non-unique): 167 OSHAKATI â€" The Oshana Regional Council will continue to help flood victims even after they return to their homes. This came to light during a Regional Disaster Risk Management Committee (RDRMC) meeting at the Oshana Regional Council offices last week.

"We don't know the situation that they will find at their homes. Maybe their houses have been completely destroyed, maybe they don't have food or their health has been affected by the whole flooding situation. We won't just let them go now that floods have subsided," explained RDRMC Coordinator for Oshana Region, Albertina Aipinge. She said although this was not done before, a meeting held by United Nations officials with the regional and town councils on human rights and risk management, was an eye-opener. It made the regional council consider following up and assisting flood victims as part of resettlement and reintegration. Some of the flood victims housed at various tents in the region left without notifying the regional council or the town council officials.

This has made it difficult for the officials to locate the victims at their homes. Over 800 flood victims from two settlement camps in Oshakati and one in Ondangwa have gone back home. That figure, however, does not represent flood victims who were relocated at the villages or at other relocation centres within the towns. Meanwhile, Ondangwa Town Council has made land available to permanently relocate flood victims in the area. This means flood victims are no longer expected to return to their flooded homes. According to Paul Ndjodi of the Ondangwa Town Council, his council has already serviced the land on high ground. People that are usually affected by floods are expected to move to the newly serviced land.

"Water pipes are already there; we are now setting up electricity and ablution facilities. We therefore do not expect anybody to go back to flooded areas. Those that will insist on going back to flooded places will never get assistance from the town council whenever they get flooded," explained Ndjodi.

Unlike Ondangwa, Oshakati is still hoping for the approval of its master plan. Its Public Relations Officer, Jackson Muma, said the town council does not have serviced land to relocate flood victims to. And because of lack of funds, it is currently unable to provide any land.

Reference
1.	www.nssl.noaa.gov › education › severe weather primer 2.	www.webopedia.com/TERM/F/Flooding.html 3.	library.thinkquest.org/C0111179/presentation/floodpresent1.html 4.	www.google.com/ig/directory?type=gadgets&url.../flood/flood...