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At least six more people have died following heavy rainfall in Angola over the weekend, adding to the death toll from recent flooding, authorities said on Monday.
According to the country’s interior ministry, the latest fatalities come just a week after more than 40 people died in similar incidents.
The central coastal city of Benguela was the worst affected for the second consecutive weekend, with officials reporting five deaths and four persons still missing.
Footage from public broadcaster TPA showed entire neighbourhoods submerged by the waters of the Cavaco River and residents waist-deep in water.
Another death was recorded in a suburb of the capital, Luanda, which is preparing to host Pope Leo XIV next Saturday as part of his first major international trip, which began in Algeria.
Seasonal heavy rains are common across southern Africa during the summer months, but the region has experienced increasingly severe flooding this year.
Researchers from the World Weather Attribution have linked the intensifying rainfall to climate change, noting that recent extreme weather events have become significantly more severe due to human activity.
Across the region, the impact has been widespread. In Mozambique, around 50 people died after intense rainfall in January, while more than 30 fatalities were recorded in South Africa following floods that also caused extensive damage, including in Kruger National Park. In Malawi, at least 13 people were killed in March due to heavy rains.
