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Namibian river reaches ocean for first time in 11 years – Watch
4:41 CAT | 17 Feb 2022
Photo: Twitter / @graceshihepo
Swakop River in Namibia has spilled into the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in 11 years, following heavy rains.
Armed with smartphones and cameras, people gathered at the mouth of the river on Wednesday to witness the rare occurrence:
Phenomenal… The Swakop River reached the sea this morning for the first time since 2011. Swakopmund residents flocked to the river mouth to witness the great moment.
Video: Contributed pic.twitter.com/RwGgkOXiNy— New Era Newspaper (@NewEraNewspaper) February 16, 2022
The Swakop River dries up in the Namib Desert except in extreme rainy seasons when it flows into the ocean. It last flowed into the Atlantic in April 2011.
How dry is Namibia you ask…well, it’s a whole event when the Swakop river flows all the way to the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in 11 yrs 😅 https://t.co/1OoJCKSEos
— Lahya (@LahyaShikongo) February 16, 2022
RIVER TO SEA| Swakop River flows into the Atlantic Ocean after 11 years of anticipation. pic.twitter.com/PVebFF31nJ
— nbcnews (@newsonnbc) February 16, 2022
RESIDENTS EXCITEMENT:……..#Swakop River in #Namibia🇳🇦 reached the #AtlanticOcean this morning for the first time since 2011. #Swakopmund residents flocked to the #SwakopRiver mouth to witness the phenomenon moment. pic.twitter.com/3TwEnBgNAz
— Oliver T. Mhuriro (@MhuriroOliver) February 16, 2022
SWAKOP RIVER| Erdmute Wittmann recalls the time when the Swakop River was flowing into the Atlantic Ocean in 1960. pic.twitter.com/Of6RVnEnD3
— nbcnews (@newsonnbc) February 16, 2022
What a time to be alive… Swakop River reached the sea after 11 years of no show pic.twitter.com/YUgSr5y73b
— grace shihepo (@graceshihepo) February 16, 2022
The Skeleton Coast is the northern part of the Atlantic coast of Namibia and south of Angola from the Kunene River south to the Swakop River, although the name is sometimes used to describe the entire Namib Desert coast. https://t.co/1bDoLRoey3 pic.twitter.com/gVw80kAh2k
— Hadithi Africa (@AfricaHadithi) September 13, 2019
Swakopriver filled the sand miners pits and she is on her way to the sea
18 km to go pic.twitter.com/OYmGoKWYTV— Tonteldoos (@Tonteldoos9) February 15, 2022
The Swakop River reached the ocean this morning around 9h00 on 16 February 2022, for the first time since 2011. What an amazing experience to view the flooded river from the air and to watch all the hundreds of people from Swakopmund & Walvis Bay rushing down to enjoy it pic.twitter.com/hVok20cHok
— ⚓Queen of Pentacles⚓ (@MargoCarr13) February 17, 2022
The #Skeleton Coast is the northern part of the #Atlantic coast of #Namibia and south of #Angola from the #KuneneRiver south to the #Swakop River, although the name is sometimes used to describe the entire #NamibDesert coast. 🇳🇦 🇦🇴 pic.twitter.com/gjcME3d5TW
— Afrikano Born (@AfrikanoBorn) August 26, 2021
Source: BBC
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