The Angolan President this Friday expressed solidarity with the families of some 70 people killed by lightning in the provinces of Huambo and Huila in recent days after heavy rains.
“Having learned of the tragic atmospheric episodes of recent days in the provinces of Huila and Huambo, which resulted in the death of about 70 fellow citizens due to a direct lightning strike, I join in the pain and suffering of their families and friends,” he said. João Lourenço in a telegram of condolences.
João Lourenço, on behalf of the leader and himself, expressed “a sense of solidarity with those who suffered as a result of these natural phenomena.”
The Angolan head of state stressed that the competent authorities, together with provincial governments, have been instructed to “do everything to protect the lives of the population”, given the increase in the number of such phenomena associated with the rainy season.
The President ordered the development of a number of initiatives such as direct monitoring of the situation, providing all useful support to the victims and strengthening awareness-raising efforts to avoid exposure to rays.
In the latest case, reported on Thursday in the municipality of Cacocanda, Huila, 11 people who were in a field were killed by electrical shocks and three others were seriously injured, a spokeswoman for Civil Protection said. Service and local firefighter Teresa Abel.
The country has been hit by floods in recent weeks. In the province of Luanda, the capital of the country, intense rain was recorded almost throughout the day on Thursday.
According to the Civil Protection and Fire Protection Service of Luanda, the rains caused several flooding of schools (16), medical centers (3), police stations (2), shopping centers (1), and partial collapses of residential buildings (3). , damage to medium voltage towers (4), resulting in several roads becoming impassable (64) and bridges in critical condition (5).
News is circulating on social media that at least two people have disappeared due to the rain.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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