19 February 2022
Elephant Human Relations Aid (EHRA)
Absolute nightmare - Flash floods have wiped out EHRA Base Camp!
We are in complete shock.
After being, initially, so elated by the recent rains, we are absolutely devastated having received nightmare news and footage from our camp team.
Base camp has essentially been wiped out by the force of water roaring down off the surrounding area - including a vehicle & trailer being actually picked up by the force of the water, dragged into the path of the river, carried 300 metres downstream, and buried up to the steering wheel in mud.
The entire valley coming from the main road transformed into a river! Can you imagine?
Thank goodness nobody is hurt!
Rachel has just left with a back up team to assess the full extent of the damage and to take provisions to the stranded team.
The Uis to Khorixas road is currently officially closed, as; parts of the road have washed away, the bridge over the Ugab has partly collapsed and more rain is expected…
…she will let us know more as soon as she gets through….
Remember the Pleasure Dome?.. The securable store containing our high value equipment is GONE and the elephant protection walls for the borehole have been destroyed. Also the elephant dam is gone.
As per the photos, the sleeping platform has been mutilated almost beyond recognition...
The base camp team currently have limited food & water and are sheltering on high ground in tents belonging to an adjacent camp (thank you Tracks & Trails).
We will keep you posted once we hear more news!
This is so hard to fathom... So difficult to comprehend the extent of this disaster.
Any help is always so welcome thank for all your incredible support!
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