Angola: Heavy Rains Kill 13 People, Injure 15

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File Photo: Children walk on submerged foot paths as a result of flash floods.

Menongue — Thirteen people died and 15 were injured in the southern Kuando-Kubango province, following the heavy rains throughout 2012.

This information is part of the balance of the Civil Protection and Fire commission.

According to the source, during the mentioned period, 315 residences were also destroyed.

The source also says that the ravines continue in the province.

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