Dar floods death toll rises to 12 with recovery of more bodies

At least four people have died of cholera in Dar es Salaam since the disease resurfaced in the city last weekend. Twenty-six people had been hospitalised in Kinondoni District by midday yesterday with excessive diarrhoea and vomiting, up from six patients reported on Sunday.

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Death toll rises as torrential rains hit Dar es Salaam
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Ongoing torrential rains have caused extensive flooding in Tanzania's commercial capital of Dar es Salaam in recent days, likely to be worse than the 2011 situation which was the worst ever recorded in living memory. Reports from Dar speak of as many as ...
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The government said yesterday that four more Tanzanian pilgrims have been counted dead , bringing to 32 the number of pilgrims killed in September’s stampede at Mina about five kilometers from the Islamic Holy City of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

The death toll from the Ebola virus outbreak has risen to 4,447, mainly in West Africa, the World Health Organization estimates.

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Death toll in Kigoma boat tragedy rises to 10
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THE death toll from Lake Tanganyika accident in which 70 people, including a newly-wed couple, were rescued has increased to ten people. The accident that occured at Kigoma Region's Kalalanga village was reportedly contributed by laxity, according to ...

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The death toll from a boat crash on the River Nile in Egypt rises to 29, as the search for more bodies continues.