{"id":210679,"date":"2025-12-31T22:53:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T22:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/210679\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T22:53:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T22:53:16","slug":"tsumeb-urges-residents-to-unblock-storm-water-drainage-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/210679\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsumeb urges residents to unblock storm water drainage &#8211; News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Tsumeb Municipality has warned residents about the illegal blocking of storm water drainage points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe blocking, sealing or re-blocking of storm water drainage holes, weep holes or natural water flow points in boundary walls is strictly prohibited,\u201d Tsumeb Municipality chief executive Frans Enkali said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>There have been several incidents of flooding at the town due to blocked drainage points during this rainy season, Enkali said.<\/p>\n<p>Although the risk of flash flooding in the area is low, rainfall has been persistent in the Tsumeb area this week and is likely to continue, according to independent meteorologist Vilho Ndeunyema.<\/p>\n<p>Property owners are legally required to allow the free flow of storm water and non-compliance may result in enforcement action and fines, according to Enkali\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n<p>The municipality called on residents to check their boundary walls and remove all obstructions that might impede the flow of storm water<\/p>\n<p>In an age of information overload, Sunrise is The Namibian\u2019s morning briefing, delivered at 6h00 from Monday to Friday. It offers a curated rundown of the most important stories from the past 24 hours \u2013 occasionally with a light, witty touch.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s an essential way to stay informed. Subscribe and join our newsletter community.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nambian-ai-article-placeholder.png\" style=\"max-width: 200px; text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;\" alt=\"AI placeholder\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-0\">The Namibian uses AI tools to assist with improved quality, accuracy and efficiency,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\twhile<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmaintaining editorial oversight and journalistic integrity.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tStay informed with The Namibian \u2013 your source for credible journalism. Get in-depth reporting and opinions for<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tonly N$85 a month. Invest in journalism, invest in democracy \u2013 <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/esubs.namibian.com.na\/subscribe.aspx?t=2135&amp;eid=09831ff3-a8e7-45f9-8bd8-63b0ace49490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Subscribe Now!<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tsumeb Municipality has warned residents about the illegal blocking of storm water drainage points. \u201cThe blocking, sealing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":210680,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[273,111,139,69,147],"class_list":{"0":"post-210679","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz","12":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}