400-years worth of water found under Namibia
Water is a precious commodity in Namibia, particularly for indigenous nomadic people eking out a living with their herds over vast stretches of desert or semi-desert.
Now water supply problems in the south-west African country could come to an end, after the discovery of a huge underground aquifer by German water engineers in the Cuvelai-Etosha basin in the north of the country.
They estimate the aquifer could supply the area with clean water for 400 years, at the current level of consumption.
