Torrential rains hit Angola, killing 15 people and flooding over 4,000 homes, emergency services reported.
Benguela suffered the worst, with 12 deaths, while Luanda recorded three, according to preliminary reports.
Floods swamped streets and damaged infrastructure, leaving residents like Natalia in Luanda’s Kilamba neighbourhood homeless.
Heavy seasonal rains are common, but scientists warn climate change is increasing the severity and frequency of such events.
In Namibia, the Zambezi River rose to 6.8 metres, forcing thousands to evacuate into nine temporary camps.
One shelter alone houses more than 2,700 people as authorities rush to provide aid.
The region faces a growing humanitarian crisis as extreme weather increasingly threatens lives and infrastructure across southern Africa.