Manuel Lutango spoke to the press this Thursday at the end of the ordinary meeting of the National Civil Protection Commission, guided by its coordinator, the Minister of State and head of the Military House of the President of the Republic, who took stock of the 2023/2024 rainy season and analyzed the Action Plan for the new rainy season starting on August 15th.
According to Manuel Lutango, “the data was atypical”, as a high number of deaths were recorded, which “is a concern when compared to the previous period”.
The official stated that the commission has started to plan actions for the current rainy season, highlighting that the last one was quite intense.
Stating that, in the previous season, "it started to rain quite intensely since August", which did not happen in this rainy season, Lutango said it was "necessary to activate all mechanisms" to guarantee the safety of the population, their assets and the environment .
At this moment, continued Manuel Lutango, a total of 50,850 families have been identified, totaling 228,825 people, at risk.
“An action plan for the current rainy season was analyzed. This action plan is made up of multisectoral actions, which include raising awareness among some people in risk areas, a continuous process, also involving rescue and rescue, response to care and resettlement of people in risk areas, medication support, a series of planned activities”, he declared.
The rainy season in Angola starts on August 15th and ends on May 15th.
