155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains lash East Africa
Friday, 26 April 2024 () Dar Es Salaam (AFP) April 25, 2024
At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El Nino triggered flooding and landslides, the country's prime minister said Thursday. Tanzania and other countries in East Africa - a region highly vulnerable to climate change - have been pounded by heavier than usual rainfall during the current rainy season, with several dozen deaths also reported in Kenya. Prim
Intense rainfall over several weeks in Tanzania has triggered devastating flooding and landslides, claiming the lives of 155 individuals and leaving 236 others injured, according to the country's Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa. Addressing Parliament, Majaliwa attributed the severity of the ongoing...
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