19 December 2011
More than 1,000 families are facing hardship in Angola after serious flooding.
About 5,000 people are affected near the Angolan border with the Democractic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Tearfund partner Igreja Evangelica Reformada de Angola (IERA) - Evangelical Reformed Church of Angola - is assessing the scale of the damage and humanitarian need in Uíge Province through its network of local congregations.
Food, water and basic essentials such as clothes, blankets and cooking utensils are likely to be urgently needed.
It is believed that the flooding has particularly hit Angolans who have recently returned from neighbouring DRC.
Dickon Crawford, Tearfund’s Country Representative, urged people to pray for those affected by the floods and for Tearfund partner IERA as it seeks to respond to those in need and makes representations on their behalf to the provincial authorities.