{"id":1328,"date":"2024-04-15T11:21:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2024-04-15T11:21:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:21:34","slug":"tanzania-floods-kill-nearly-60-in-two-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/15\/tanzania-floods-kill-nearly-60-in-two-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania floods kill nearly 60 in two weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nearly 60 people have died since the start of April in heavy rains and flooding that has hit several parts of Tanzania, the government said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coastal region of the East African country is one of the worst affected, with floods damaging thousands of farms there, Mobhare Matinyi, the government spokesperson, said in a statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Serious flood effects are experienced in the coast region where 11 people have so far died,” Mr Matinyi added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said, so far, 58 deaths have been recorded across the country from the flooding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last Friday, eight schoolchildren died after their bus plunged into a flooded gorge in the north of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April marks the peak of Tanzania’s rainy season. This year has seen the heaviest rainfall in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deluge has also led to the deaths of at least 13 people and displaced some 15,000 in neighbouring Kenya, the UN said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The El Ni\u00f1o weather phenomenon has worsened this year’s seasonal rains, weather experts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source<\/strong>:\u00a0BBC<\/strong><\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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