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Greater than 100,000 folks have been affected by the floods, which have significantly hit Tanzania's coastal areas.
Flooding in Tanzania has killed 58 folks over the previous two weeks, prompting the East African nation to search for solutions in main infrastructure tasks.
The federal government introduced the dying toll late Sunday night time as heavy rains continued to lash the nation. April marks the height of Tanzania's wet season, and this yr it has been exacerbated by the El Niño phenomenon, which has prompted drought and floods around the globe.
“There have been 58 deaths on account of heavy rains that led to floods from April 1 to April 14, 2024,” authorities spokesman Mboware Matini stated at a press briefing. He emphasised that the coastal area of the nation is the worst affected.
“Extreme impacts of flooding have been witnessed within the coastal area, the place 11 folks have died up to now,” he stated.
The spokesperson stated Tanzania plans to construct 14 dams to forestall future floods.
Simply 4 months in the past, not less than 63 folks have been killed throughout floods in northern Tanzania, which additionally prompted devastating landslides.
Eight schoolchildren drowned when their bus fell right into a flooded ditch within the northern a part of the nation on Friday. A volunteer engaged in rescue operations additionally died.
General, not less than 126,831 folks have been affected by the floods, Matini stated.
Greater than 75,000 farms have been broken within the coastal and Morogoro areas, about 200 km (124 mi) west of the financial capital Dar-es-Salaam.
Important provides together with meals have been distributed to the affected folks.
Heavy rain can be occurring in different elements of East Africa. At the very least 13 persons are reported useless in floods in neighboring Kenya.
Infrastructure has additionally been broken and folks residing in flood-affected areas are being urged to evacuate.
Scientists from the World Climate Attribution Group stated rainfall in East Africa between October and December was “one of the intense ever recorded”.
“Local weather change additionally contributed to the phenomenon, making heavy rainfall twice as intense,” the AFP information company reported, citing the group. He stated that the precise contribution of world warming was unknown.