"That's my house," said Dennis as he rolled up in a dugout canoe through Lisikili village about 30 km outside of Katima Molilo in Namibia's northeast Caprivi province.
The village is about 3 km from the Zambezi River and has suffered severe flooding. People here are saying these floods are the worst in more than 50 years if not longer.
When we arrived at Lisikili with the local Red Cross team almost 100 of its inhabitants were sitting next to their belongings on the road. Just up from where they were congregated, the waters had washed through the road, chewing away about 10 meters and sending water gushing through. The road had acted like a dam and with the section gone the land on the other side was quickly submerged.
This drama has played out across the region. When we arrived this morning we were told that the floodwaters were littered with small islands, high grounds that people had fled to in panic that were now surrounded by the Zambezi River.
These islands can only be reached by boat but there is a real shortage of appropriate craft. In fact, there seems to be a shortage of pretty much everything. There are no helicopters to evacuate the most isolated people. That said, those who can find sanctuary aren't bearing up a whole lot better.
The local Red Cross has emptied its stocks of tarpaulins, water purification sachets and mosquito nets, and local authorities are still looking for resources before they can begin any meaningful relief effort. But even when an effective response can be mustered, the impact of these floods on these communities will be felt for many months.
Allan Mwilima, a local Red Cross staffer, told me that 80 percent of what was expected to be a bumper crop has been washed away.
And then the stories that take your breath away. Last week in Lisikilli a young boy was taken by a crocodile as he was playing in the rising waters around the village. Further downstream a man was mauled by a hippo as he slept in his home. Extraordinary events directly related to the rising waters.
Tomorrow we head further down the Zambezi to try to bring some small but much-needed relief to isolated communities.