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More than 30 people have lost their lives in a heavy downpour that swept across Angola in recent days. Angolan public television reported this new toll on Tuesday.
AFP reported that the rainstorm triggered flash floods that damaged infrastructure in Angola’s capital, Luanda, and the central city of Benguela on the Atlantic coast.
According to Angolan President João Lourenço, the country faces a “race against the clock” to find, rescue, and provide medical care to the flood victims.
Emergency services who responded on Sunday had put the death toll at 15, adding that thousands of people have been displaced and forced to leave their homes as a result of the flood.
TPA television noted that Benguela has borne the biggest brunt of the flooding, with 23 people killed, while the fire service said six people have died and one person is reported missing in Luanda.
The Zambezi River in neighbouring Namibia has risen sharply in recent times, forcing thousands of people who live on the river’s banks to flee for safety.
Authorities said the Zambezi River water levels had reached about 6.8 metres (22 feet), well above the usual four metres.
Countries in Southern Africa are not new to torrential downpours during the rainy season. Scientists have, however, linked the probability, length and severity of such extreme weather events to human-caused climate change.
