Observed periods of heavy rainfall in Tanzania since 14 January, 2016, continue to cause flooding in different regions of Tanzania, including Morogoro, Katavi and Dar es Salaam. On 28 January…
DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – “Free education but nowhere to sleep!” reads a poster scrawled in Swahili in Dar es Salaam’s Jangwani slum, summing up the…
Several periods of heavy rainfall in Tanzania since 14 January 2016 have caused flooding in the regions of Mwanza and Dodoma, according to local media. At least 400 people have…
NAIROBI, Nov 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Heavy rains, flooding and a spike in new arrivals could threaten the lives of over 110,000 Burundian refugees in overcrowded camps in Tanzania,…
Kenya Red Cross (KRCS ) reported yesterday that 3 people were killed in flash floods in Narok County, and that above average rainfall and some flooding was seen in several…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, April 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In the face of a growing threat from extreme weather, Tanzania’s parliament has adopted a law to help authorities cope…
Floods have been affecting Dar es Salaam and other regions of Tanzania, including Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Tanga and Kagera, for the last 6 days. Streets of Dar es Salaam have been…
Although nowhere near the scale of flooding seen in Malawi or Mozambique earlier this year, recent flood events in Kenya and Tanzania have had a significant impact on daily life…
ARUSHA, Tanzania (AA) – At least seven people have been confirmed dead and over 5,000 displaced by heavy rains that have pounded Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. “The death toll has…
Five people have been killed in floods in Dar es Salaam region of Tanzania since Friday 20 March 2015, according to Regional Commissioner, Mr Saidi Meck Sadiki. This recent flood…
AFP and BBC are reporting that floods have killed 38 people in Kahama district, Shinyanga region in north-western Tanzania. Around 80 others have been injured in the floods which struck…
Following the devastating flooding that struck Dar es Salaam from 11 April 2014 onwards, killing as many as 41 people, heavy floods struck in Mbeya Region over the weekend of…
Local media in Tanzania are reporting that the death toll from the recent flood disaster in Dar es Salaam (reported here) could rise to 41. The figure was announced by…
Following flooding in Tanzania’s central Dodoma region in March 2014, which caused several deaths and destruction, including the derailment of a train , further flooding has occurred, this time in…
Flooding that has been affecting parts of Tanzania for the last 10 days. On 27 March 2014, the flood water caused the derailment of a freight train in the country’s…
Prolonged heavy rain across areas of Tanzania triggered floods that began on Thursday 27 March 2014. The flooding was so severe that a cargo train was derailed in Gulwe, Mpwapwa…
