Luanda — The heavy rains pouring in some parts of Angola is due to the equatorial depression which emerged in the country recently, according to the head of the office of meteorological control of the National Institute of Meteorology.

Francisco Osvaldo told Angop that "despite the fact that this is the heavy rain season, this (abnormal) situation is also due to the equatorial depression stretching to climatic zones two, three and four".

Of late, Cunene, Kuando Kubango, Uige and Moxico provinces have been devastated by floods leaving thousands homeless, dozens deads and a huge amount of material damage.

According to Francisco Osvaldo, these abnormal rains will last up to April, then starting to decrease southwards.