US EditionLandslides triggered by heavy rainfall kill at least 20 people in Tanzania
Heavy rains and winds caused landslides killing 20 in Mbeya region, with a 45% chance of above-average rainfall through May, officials said.
- Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall killed at least 20 people early Wednesday in Tanzania's Mbeya region, with Rungwe district administrator Jaffar Haniu confirming the deaths and destruction of houses as the military deployed to assist rescue operations.
- Last month, the Climate Prediction and Applications Centre of IGAD warned of a 45% chance of above-average rainfall for the March-May season, preceding ongoing flooding that has affected 21 counties across the East African region.
- At least 88 people died in Kenya and 80 in Ethiopia during recent landslides, highlighting persistent vulnerabilities for communities living near rivers and flood-prone areas throughout the region.
- Meteorologists predict more rainfall in the days ahead, prompting officials to urge residents in landslide-prone areas to evacuate immediately as rescue operations continue locating survivors, including one child who was a year-and-a-half-old.
- The scale of the crisis has renewed concerns about disaster preparedness, with authorities emphasizing urgent safety measures to protect vulnerable communities near flood-prone zones and burst riverbanks as additional rain is expected.
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Heavy rains have triggered landslides in several East African countries. In Tanzania, multiple homes were destroyed and at least 20 people, including young children, have been killed. An evacuation warning has been issued, as several countries in the region face severe crises.
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Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall kill at least 20 people in Tanzania
Heavy rains and strong winds have triggered deadly landslides and floods across East Africa, with southern Tanzania reporting at least 20 deaths.
At least 20 people died in southern Tanzania due to land degradation caused by intense rains, announced yesterday by the authorities, with the weather forecast to be more severe in the coming days. "The balance is now 20 dead," said the administrator of the district of Rungwe, in the south of the country, where the disaster occurred, Jaffar Haniu, in statements cited by the French news agency, France-Presse (AFP). East Africa has come to suffer …
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