BREAKING NEWS

Heavy rains kill at least 25 people in Angola

LUANDA - At least 25 people have been

killed in heavy rains and flooding in the southwestern Angolan
province of Namibe, a report said on Sunday.

"We flew over some areas and we learned that the situation

was serious," Home Affairs Minister Sebastiao Martins told the
Angola Press news agency after visiting at the weekend.

The government has not released estimates on the damage

caused in the Atlantic coast area about 750 km (460 miles) south
of the capital Luanda.