Tanzanians die in heavy floods

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Floods kill at least 42 people in Tanzania, as authorities warn of more heavy rains
Minneapolis Star Tribune
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania — Floods from a heavy 30-minute storm in Tanzania killed at least 42 people in an area close to Lake Victoria in Kahama district, authorities said. Rains from the storm left 900 people homeless and destroyed 160 houses in the deluge ...
Philippe Dongier, World Bank Tanzania Country DirectorIPPmedia

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 At least 10 people, five of them children, died and many more could be trapped in floodwaters following heavy rains in Dar es Salaam. Homes have been swept away by raging waters that have also wreaked havoc in many parts of the country.

IGP aide, family die as car swept by floods
Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
EIGHT people, including an aide to Inspector General of Police (IGP), Gerald Ryoba and his family were drowned after the vehicle they were travelling in was swept by floods at a water stream between Kibaigwa and Pandambili area in Kongwa District, ...

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Thousands homeless: Three Tanzanians drown during heavy rain
Coastweek
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed, thousands were displaced and transport was paralyzed on Wednesday in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam following heavy rains that started on Tuesday. Said Meck Sadick ...
Dar overwhelmed as rains hit hardDaily News

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TMA warns of possible floods
Daily News
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 ...

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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Dar floods: Where we went wrong
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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 ...

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

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...