Floods Force Namibians to Relocate

Floods in the country have forced some citizens to move to less affected areas and learners are expected to be taught in tents when the schools reopens.

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Photo: Hezron Ochiel/IRIN

File Photo of Children walking on submerged foot paths as a result of flash floods.

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