Visitors to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in Botswana and South Africa, which borders southeastern Namibia, are strongly advised to have a four-wheel-drive vehicle. This was announced by the South African Parks authority. The dirt roads have been washed out and softened in places following unusually heavy rainfall.
A blessing for nature: Unussually heavy rainfall in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park In the Kalahari Desert of Botswana and South Africa. Photo: SANParks website
Last weekend, as much rain fell in two days as normally falls over one or two months. The Nossob Rest Camp measured 109 mm of rain, according to a statement on the SANParks website.
The rest camp reported minor damage to guest tents. Some trees were uprooted in the stormy weather. According to the statement, park officials are already working to repair the damage to the dirt roads.
The unusually heavy rainfall is a blessing for nature. Small, shallow lakes have formed in many places. Trees and bushes, with their fresh green foliage, should soon create a striking contrast to the red sand of the Kalahari.
Rainfall also in Namibia
Namibia has also received rain several times. In Windhoek and the surrounding area, there have been heavy downpours of up to 40 mm every Thursday for the past three weeks.
Tour guides have also reported good rainfall in Etosha National Park. Fresh green vegetation is appearing everywhere. A bushfire had ravaged the park in September, affecting more than a third of its area.