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Widespread thunderstorms are forecast, with seven dams receiving inflow according to NamWater&#039;s latest dam bulletin.According to a weather warning from the Namibia Meteorological Services, widespread thunderstorms will continue over the interior this week, with flooding expected.Even the coast may experience showers and thunderstorms, with residents of the Erongo and Khomas regions being urged to prepare for "a severe impact."In the Kavango East and Zambezi regions, it will be warm and partly cloudy, with isolated thunderstorms possible.Inflows continue The combined water level of Namibian dams now stands at 58.9%, fuller than last year&#039;s 55% for the corresponding period.The Hardap Dam stood at 27.5% yesterday morning after receiving 0.367 million cubic metres of water overnight. Reports indicate that more water was on its way to Hardap yesterday.In the south, the Naute Dam reached its halfway mark at 50.1% with inflow of 4.924 million cubic metres recorded.Both the Swakoppoort and Von Bach dams are nearly 40% full. Von Bach increased from 35.3% to 39.4% after receiving 1.933 million cubic metres of water recently. Swakoppoort is 39.9% full, up from last week&#039;s 37.5%, with an inflow of 1.494 million cubic metres.The Friedenau Dam, east of Windhoek, increased from 45.8% to 46.9% after receiving 0.071 million cubic metres of water.In the east, combined dam levels remain low at 3%, but the Otjivero main dam had a slight inflow of 0.020 million cubic metres, with its level now at 3.5%, compared to last week&#039;s 3.3%.Last year, combined eastern dam levels were at 3.6%.In the north, the Olushandja Dam&#039;s water levels rose from 53.7% to 61.2% of its full capacity after receiving 3.426 million cubic metres of water.Rivers rise According to the Hydrological Association of Namibia, the water level of the Zambezi River at Katima Mulilo is rising rapidly. It increased from 3.45 m on Saturday to 3.68 m yesterday morning. This is higher than the 1.48 metres recorded at the same time last year.The water level of the Kavango River at Rundu decreased from 5.95 m on Saturday to 5.87 m yesterday. However, it remains higher than the 5.38 m recorded at the same time last year.The Kunene River at Ruacana recorded a flow of 313.10 cubic metres per second yesterday morning.In the Orange River, the water levels at Blouputs and Sendelingsdrift stood at 1.29 m and 0.74 m, respectively, yesterday morning.– francoise@nmhc.om.na

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Namibian Sun 2025-04-16

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