Floods ravage roads, homes

Floods ravage roads, homes
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THE heavy rains that fell over Kiteto hills in Manyara Region on Tuesday night cut off road communications between Morogoro and Dodoma regions after a bridge in Kilosa District was damaged. According to reports reaching Dar es Salaam from the affected ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Sep

Floods force Japanese residents to flee homes

Tochigi authorities ordered more than 90,000 residents to evacuate, while another 116,000 were advised to leave their homes.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

16 Dec

Over 200 Dar homes hit by flash floods

A directive by former president Jakaya Kikwete to Kinondoni Municipal Council to construct a two-kilometre drainage channel from Tegeta-Basihaya to the Indian Ocean to prevent floods during rainy season has not brought any relief to the residents.

 

10 years ago

The Star Online

04 Mar

Tanzania floods kill at least 38, damage roads

Independent Online
Tanzania floods kill at least 38, damage roads
The Star Online
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Flash floods have killed at least 38 people in north-western Tanzania after strong winds and hail battered villages, the president's office said on Wednesday. At least another 82 people have been injured in the floods that occurred ...
Death toll in Tanzania flooding hits 50Peninsula On-line
Floods kill 38 in TanzaniaIndependent Online
Floods leave 38 dead in TanzaniaZee News
BBC News
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9 years ago

TheCitizen

16 Sep

Blackouts ravage Dar business operations

The Tanzania Electrical Supply Company (Tanesco) has already announced the power cuts may continue for another seven days starting yesterday.

 

10 years ago

Independent Online

04 Mar

Floods kill 38 in Tanzania

Independent Online
Floods kill 38 in Tanzania
Independent Online
Dar es Salaam - Flooding sparked by a hail and rainstorm killed 38 people in a village in north-western Tanzania on Wednesday, police said. More than 60 people were also injured in Mwakata. Widespread destruction of property was reported. Regional ...
Floods leave 38 dead in TanzaniaZee News
Tanzania floods sweep Shinyanga 'killing 38 people'BBC News

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10 years ago

Vijimambo

17 May

Who is to blame for the Nairobi floods?

It is well documented Kenyan authorities’ unpreparedness for disasters – both natural and man-made. This is especially compounded by the recent flooding of roads in the country’s capital, Nairobi.
For years there have been serious calls for the country to marshal it’s disaster preparedness mechanisms but we fail to listen to the age old adage that prevention is better than cure. This leaves the citizenry in a precarious position where we often find ourselves caught with our pants down when...

 

11 years ago

Daily News

12 Feb

TMA warns of possible floods

TMA warns of possible floods
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THE Tanzania Metrological Agency (TMA) has warned of week-long rains to be experienced in some parts of the country, which may cause floods especially in low-lying areas. In its weather outlook for ten days starting 11 to 20 February, this year, TMA ...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

15 Apr

Dar floods: Where we went wrong

IPPmedia
Dar floods: Where we went wrong
IPPmedia
While the recent floods have claimed lives of several residents in Dar es Salaam, Kjijitonyama area in Kinondoni District is not safe, although there is no reported death incidence but currently, the city suburb is producing foul smell caused by blocked and ...

 

11 years ago

BBC

Many dead after Burundi floods

At least 50 people are reported to have died after overnight floods and landslides hit the Burundi capital, Bujumbura.

 

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