Rare and spectacular sight in the northwest Dirk Heinrich Over the last few days, more than 1200 cubic metres of water per second has rushed down the waterfall at Ruacana in the northwest of the country. The spray rises hundreds of metres above the falls and in the morning a rainbow can be seen as one drives down from Ruacana. After good rains in Angola the Kunene River has plenty of water. Where the river reaches the border to Namibia, the water masses were too high to be funnelled through the

The Ruacana Waterfalls begining to flow! Video clip: Mannfred Goldbeck #namibia #ruacana #waterfall | Gondwana Collection Namibia

Ruacana Falls comes back to life Niel Terblanche THE spectacular view of masses of water cascading over the Ruacana Falls has not been seen for almost a year as the devastating drought affected several countries in the southern African region. Good rains over the central and southern highlands of Angola caused the Kunene River on the northern border of Namibia to start flowing strongly again. The flood down the perennial river on the border with Angola caused the Ruacana Falls to come back to li

Massive flood triggers alarm Niel Terblanche The sound of an ominous siren warns thousands of Namibians to move out of the way of flood waters on the banks of the Kunene River as millions of cubic metres of water cascade over the Ruacana Falls and then rushing hundreds of kilometres towards the Atlantic Ocean. The alarm sounds when flood gates on the weir dam above the Ruacana Hydropower Station are opened which causes a wall of water flooding down-stream of the falls. The Kunene River is in ful

Meanwhile in neighbouring Namibia, the Ruacana Waterfalls are still going strong. Dora Lubbe | We Are South Africans

FLOOD WARNING: The flow of the Kunene River at Ruacana is very high and is currently at 1 300 cubic metres per second. For safety communities along the Kunene River have been warned to be on extreme alert and take the necessary measures. Upstream on the Kunene River the Calueque Dam has reached its full storage level and the flow is currently 207 cubic metres per second. Video: Johan van Rooyen | Namibian Sun