Namibia: Ohangwena Village Thirsty Since June

Residents of Ohandjombali village in the Ohangwena region have been left without access to running water since June, forcing them to buy expensive supplies.

The situation is a challenge every year around June, resident Hilaria Aukongo says, forcing villagers to buy water at Eenhana – about 20km from the village in the Omundaungilo constituency.

They sometimes drink from wells, but the wells also dry up, she says.

Aukongo says this leaves residents with no other option but to buy water at a cost…