Disaster

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Overview

About 5,000 people are affected by serious flooding near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (Church World Service, 7 Dec 2011). Heavy rains have also caused destruction in the south-eastern Kuando Kubango province (Government, 12 Dec 2011).

Affected countries

Angola
Angola: Floods - Dec 2011 — 13 found
18 Jan 2012
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Angola
GIEWS Country Brief: Angola 15 January 2012

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Food and Agriculture Organization
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FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

  • Following a normal start of the 2011/12 rainy season, abundant rains in late November and December led to localised flooding and crop damage

  • Import requirements, mainly wheat and rice, estimated at a higher level in 2011/12 marketing year (April/March), as a result of the smaller cereal harvest gathered in 2011

Heavy rains cause localised flooding at the end of 2011

11 Jan 2012
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Angola
Storms leave Angolans facing food shortages

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Tearfund

Hundreds of Angolan families in dozens of villages are facing serious food shortages for months to come after flooding and hail storms wrecked essential crops.

Peanut and cassava plants were destroyed by the extreme weather last month in the northern province of Uige.

Tearfund partner IERA has been assessing aid requirements in several areas and has found widespread need, with an estimated 65,000 people at risk.

In Lukunga, 49 homes were destroyed and homeless families are living with family, friends or neighbours in ‘deplorable conditions’.

Heartache

06 Jan 2012
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Angola
and 9 others
Floods leave Angolan returnees stranded

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Integrated Regional Information Networks

JOHANNESBURG, 6 January 2012 (IRIN) - Several thousand Angolan returnees from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are stranded by floods in northeastern Angola. They are among the first casualties of what promises to be a very wet rainy season in parts of southern Africa.

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A selection of IRIN reports are posted on ReliefWeb. Find more IRIN news and analysis at http://www.irinnews.org

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This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

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30 Dec 2011
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Angola
Over 1.000 people become homeless following heavy rains

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Government of Angola

Luanda - At least 1.491 people are homeless in Negage City, following the heavy rains that hit the northern Uige Province, a religious delegation noticed.

The religious team belongs to the Evangelic Reformed Church of Angola (IERA), who travelled to the region to learn about the situation following the rains.

The dislodged people are living in residences of family, friends and neighbours.

"The hail rain also damaged several plantations, having destroyed great areas of cultivation (…)”, he said.

19 Dec 2011
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Angola
and 1 other
Families face hardship after Angola flooding

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Tearfund

More than 1,000 families are facing hardship in Angola after serious flooding.

About 5,000 people are affected near the Angolan border with the Democractic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Tearfund partner Igreja Evangelica Reformada de Angola (IERA) - Evangelical Reformed Church of Angola - is assessing the scale of the damage and humanitarian need through its network of local congregations.

Food, water and basic essentials such as clothes, blankets and cooking utensils are likely to be urgently needed.

14 Dec 2011
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Angola
Heavy rains leave 25 familes homeless in Kuangar

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Government of Angola

Menongue - At least 25 families were left homeless, following the heavy rains that hit Kuangar district, eastern Kuando-Kubango province, over the last seven days, Angop has learnt.

According to a press note from the local administration, the rains destroyed 53 residences.

Surveys are being conducted so as assess the damages caused by the rains, at the time the local administration seek for support for these families.

12 Dec 2011
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Angola
Kuando Kubango Government assists displaced families

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Government of Angola

Menongue - The Government of south-eastern Kuando Kubango province Sunday in Menongue started to assist about 4,000 displaced families living in areas of risk caused by gorges resulting from rains.

The families are receiving from the provincial Government used clothing, zinc sheets and other goods. The provincial governor, Eusébio de Brito, will also install 20 tents with a capacity to host 30 people each, while awaiting additional assistance.

On the occasion, he announced for 2012, the construction of a bridge on Kuito River to link the districts of Mavinga and Rivungo.

07 Dec 2011
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Angola
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CWS situation report: Angola floods

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Church World Service

Floods near the Angolan border with the Democratic Republic of Congo are causing severe problems to residents and to recent Angolan returnees who have recently returned to their country from the DRC.

Statistics compiled by CWS partner Diakonia IERA indicates that the flooding has destroyed or damaged 720 homes, and have affected more than 1,000 families.

CWS response: