{"id":403869,"date":"2011-04-28T06:18:45","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T06:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/28\/namibia-hailstorm-wipes-out-crops\/"},"modified":"2011-04-28T06:18:45","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T06:18:45","slug":"namibia-hailstorm-wipes-out-crops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/28\/namibia-hailstorm-wipes-out-crops\/","title":{"rendered":"Namibia: Hailstorm Wipes Out Crops"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"22.0233785822\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.namibian.com.na\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/59a688e4namibian180.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"The Namibian (Windhoek)\" title=\"Visit The Namibian (Windhoek)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oswald Shivute<\/p>\n<p>27 April 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>A hailstorm destroyed crops and killed livestock in the Outapi, Onesi and Ruacana constituencies of the Omusati Region last Monday, leaving people worried about their food supplies.<\/p>\n<p>According to the regional councillors of these constituencies, the hail destroyed mahangu, mealies, beans and vegetable crops and even a number of goats and sheep.<\/p>\n<p>Bigger animals such as cattle and donkeys were left with wounded eyes, noses and ears.<\/p>\n<p>The hailstorm also destroyed the grazing around the affected villages.<\/p>\n<p>Local people said they had never seen such a heavy hailstorm with such large hailstones.<\/p>\n<p>Outapi councillor Tataati Shileka said the affected villages are not in a flood-prone area and farmers had cultivated a lot of mahangu that could also feed those affected by the floods.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many of these people affected by this hailstorm are now facing starvation and will definitely need government support,&#8221; Shileka said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read the original:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201104280241.html\" title=\"Namibia: Hailstorm Wipes Out Crops\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Namibia: Hailstorm Wipes Out Crops<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Oswald Shivute 27 April 2011 A hailstorm destroyed crops and killed livestock in the Outapi, Onesi and Ruacana constituencies of the Omusati Region last Monday, leaving people worried about their food supplies. 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