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Neckartal Dam overflows as Windhoek faces water shortages

By , based on The Namibian

Map: Windhoek, Namibia

Neckartal Dam, near Keetmanshoop, has overflowed twice in two years, while the dams supplying Windhoek were only 57.7% full and Omatako Dam was at 12.7%. Namibia has significant water resources, but they are unevenly distributed between the south, north and centres of consumption, The Namibian reports.

Neckartal Dam, near Keetmanshoop, has overflowed twice in two years, while the reservoirs supplying Windhoek were only 57.7% full in the week of the latest overflow, The Namibian reports. Omatako Dam, one of three that supply the capital, held only 12.7% of its capacity.

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