Faustino Miguéns, who was speaking to TV Zimbo after a regency meeting of the provincial commission for civil protection, coordinated by the governor of Luanda, Joana Lina, said that 14 people died due to the rains and over 1600 houses were flooded.
In the municipality of Luanda, five deaths were registered, while in the municipalities of Cazenga, three people died, in Cacuaco another two and the same number in Viana and Kilamba Kiaxi, who died as a result of electrocution and collapsed walls, while a one year old child and his mother were swept away by the waters.
There are also two people injured and 1617 houses flooded, for a total of 8165 people affected.
The same official added that 16 houses collapsed, 15 trees fell, a streetlamp collapsed on a vehicle and there was a fire in an electrical cabin, as well as the destruction of a bridge and a "substantial increase" in the volume of water in the retention basins of rainwater, which overflowed onto the public road and adjacent houses.
In addition to the victims and the material damage yet to be calculated, the rain hampered the circulation and prevented public transport to transit in some areas.
Faustino Miguéns said that the affected people will receive support from the municipal administrations, stressing that the priority is to help these people.
Until April 21, the meteorological services continue to predict heavy rain and thunderstorms.
