The information advanced by the spokeswoman for the Civil Protection and Fire Services, Júlia da Conceição, stating that the fishermen, who were being transported in a small boat, sank while trying to cross the river from one bank to another.
"In the municipality of Cacuso, precisely in the Pungo-a-Ndongo commune, in the reservoir of the Lauca Dam, there was a rescue as a result of the sinking of a small canoe, when a group of five fishermen decided to cross to the other side of the river. Two people died", said Júlia da Conceição, in statements broadcasted by the Angolan public radio.