Tanzania floods derail cargo train as one killed, five missing

Tanzania floods derail cargo train as one killed, five missing
Coastweek
DAR ES SALAAM (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and fiver others went missing on Friday after floods triggered by ongoing heavy rains in many parts of Tanzania derailed a cargo train in the country's central town of Mpwapwa. Mpwapwa district ...

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TheCitizen

26 Mar

JK launches cargo train to DR Congo

President Jakaya Kikwete and his Burundian counterpart, Mr Pierre Nkurunziza, yesterday launched the beginning of three freight wagon train routes to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda and Burundi, at the Tanzania Railway Limited (TRL) central station in Dar es Salaam.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Mar

CENTRAL CORRIDOR FORUM: Dar-Rwanda cargo train launched

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BBC

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TheCitizen

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Four killed as bus collides with train

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Daily News

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Five killed, 24 injured in Kilosa train mishap

Five killed, 24 injured in Kilosa train mishap
Daily News
FIVE people were killed and 24 others seriously injured yesterday morning when a mini-bus in which they were travelling rammed into a train at Kibaoni Railway Crossing Line in Kilosa District, Morogoro Region. According to the Acting Morogoro Regional ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Sep

Four Tanzanians killed, others missing in Saudi Hajj stampede

The National Muslim Council of Tanzania (Bakwata) has confirmed the deaths of four Tanzania pilgrims following yesterday’s stampede at Mina about five kilometers from the Islamic Holy City of Mecca.

 

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

TheCitizen

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Let challenges not derail EAC - Germany President

Setbacks, skepticism, self-doubt, and public criticism should not discourage the ongoing East African Community (EAC) integration process, the bloc was advised here yesterday.

 

10 years ago

SBS

04 Mar

Floods leave 38 dead in Tanzania

dunyanews.tv
Floods leave 38 dead in Tanzania
SBS
At least 38 people have died with 82 others been injured in heavy rains and floods in Tanzania's northwest, officials say. Torrential rains, hail and high winds hit Kahama district in Shinyanga region late on Tuesday, a statement from the office of President ...
World Bank loans Tanzania $300 mln to improve cityReuters Africa
Flash Floods Destroy Villages in TanzaniaGuardian Liberty Voice
Tanzania floods kill at least 38, damage roadsYahoo News...

 

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