Flooding and landslides kill at least 155 citizens

  • 6 months ago
People in Tanzania’s capital Dar es Salaam say the situation is "really scary" after heavy rains linked to El Niño triggered flooding and landslides killing at least 155 citizens. teleSUR

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00:00People in Tanzania's capital, Daes Salam, say the situation is really scary after heavy
00:06rains linked to El Niño triggered flooding and landslides killing at least 155 citizens.
00:12Tanzania and other countries in East Africa, a region highly vulnerable to climate change,
00:17have been pounded by heavier than usual rainfall during the current rainy season, with several
00:22dozen deaths also reported in Kenya.
00:25Prime Minister Kassim Mahaliwa said more than 200,000 people have been affected by the disaster
00:31in Tanzania, with 155 fatalities and 236 people injured.
00:37Homes, property crops and infrastructures such as roads, bridges, railways and schools
00:42have been damaged or destroyed.

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