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Mar
Niël Terblanché Heavy rains have caused flooding, water shortages, and sewerage problems in coastal towns, leaving residents struggling to stay dry while municipal services work to manage the disruptions. In Walvis Bay, a power outage affected the water pumps in the Kuiseb River basin, which supplies most of the town’s water. NamWater spokesperson Lot Ndamanomhata confirmed that the outage originated in the ErongoRED network, disrupting the ability to refill reservoirs. “All NamWater’s boreholes are currently without power. The water supply will be limited until electricity is restored,” he said. He assured residents that once power is restored, all affected boreholes…