Red Cross officials have described the situation in eastern Caprivi as "very serious" after floods from the raging Zambezi River submerged settlements and schools. "The floods have so far claimed two lives," they said. The Emergency Management Unit dispatched a team to assess the floods. Humanitarian agents from the Namibia Red Cross Society, assisted by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from Botswana, are also in the area assessing the situation.