Residents who occupy land illegally at Sewende Laan near Otjomuise have been left stranded after the Windhoek City Police broke open their shacks and threw out their belongings. The residents have been living in the area for more than two years and have been waiting for an eviction order. Many of the residents were at work when the police broke open and removed their belongings from their shacks. One of the affected residents, Anitha Tjitjo, is a mother of six children with the last born being only two weeks old. The residents narrated their dismay claiming City Police entered their homes without any notice. They also said they have nowhere else to go and are still waiting to be resettled. Contacted for comment, the City Police numbers went unanswered.