Otindi is a village in Etayi Constituency

Etayi Constituency

Etayi Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia. It has 34,970 inhabitants, its district capital is the settlement of Etayi. The constituency contains the settlements of Iipandayamiti, Oneheke, Onheleiwa, Otindi, Ekangolinene, Oshivanda, Onamhindi, Omutundungu,...

, Omusati Region, Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

. In 2011, 44 homesteads in the village were evacuated after heavy rain flooded the area. A police officer in Oshakati

Oshakati

Oshakati is a town of 30,000 inhabitants in the Oshana Region of Namibia. It is the regional capital and was officially founded in July 1966. The city was used as a base of operations by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War and Namibian War of Independence...

who lived in Otindi said of the flooding, "The whole area is under water, making it difficult for the people to prepare food. Our property has been destroyed, including our food. We have nothing left; we look upon our government to help us".