The Flood is on the way!!!!

[Michael Alexander]

The water is rising, here are a few more taken a few short hours ago from Jacques Kemp:

[Michael Alexander]

@ Pic 40 above, notice how the water has risen in the last 24 hours.... if you go back on this posting , you will see the same shot of the jetty at the green spot taken yesterday....

[Michael Alexander]

Above 34 is the Off road club / Log Cabin... that water ain't usually there....

[Michael Alexander]

Here is a google earth image of the orange river wetlands at the mouth, it is an older image, but you can see the water channels with the dark areas the floodplains, which are currently all under water......

Well, I thought it was interesting....

[Alfred Boehme]

Wow! That moved quickly, this morning it was'nt......

No Mike "Remember" not now last time

[SandyB]

No more pics ??? we all washed  up or away ??

[Alfred Boehme]

will go look tomorrow

[John Creedy]

Thanks for the continued update.  Pics are great!
John

[Michael Alexander]

The pumps at Aussenkher upstream have been washed away, forcing 10 000 people to draw water directly from the river... here is the link:

LINK: http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2010/february/article/orange-river-flooding-leads-to-water-crisis/

[Michael Alexander]

A few pics from this afternoon

[Michael Alexander]

 

[Michael Alexander]

Short Video Clips of the flood from today can be found at: 

http://www.oranjemundonline.com/Forum/index.php?topic=3861.0

[SandyB]

Hell man its building  up !!!   

[Michael Alexander]

Went down to the big waters this Friday Morn, the water has increased since yesterday evening.... here are a few random shots from this morning's tour!!!

[Michael Alexander]

That blerrie bird is big...... I never saw it in the mist, when those things stand up on their legs, they are almost 1.8m tall.... good thing I came armed with a dog.....