Angola: Floods - Feb 2026
Disaster description
From 21st to 23rd February 2026, rainfall in several municipalities in Cunene Province, caused floods affecting homes and social infrastructure. with the highest incidence in the municipalities of Cuvelai, Cuanhama and Mupa. As of 23rd February 2026, the Government of Angola Multisectoral Assessment Team Report estimated that 1,428 people (306 families) were affected, with 780 people (130 families) displaced. Out of these 306 houses affected, 243 were flooded and 64 destroyed with 19 social infrastructures affected.
On 27th February 2026, the Cubango Province Civil Protection and Firefight shared with the National Society a summary report on rainfall damage for the period of August 2025 to February 2026, indicating that 5065 people (1013 families) were affected and 679 houses were affected, with 320 completely destroyed. (IFRC, 17 Mar 2026)