By Frank Kamuntu
Dodoma: About 155 people have been killed by the raging floods in Kenya’s southern neighbour.
Tanzania’s prime minister Kassim Majaliwa (pictured) told parliament in Dodoma that 155 people have died in the raging floodwaters since the advent of the heavy rains.
Tanzania’s prime minister Kasim Majaliwa told parliament on Thursday, April 25.
Heavy rains have been hitting parts of the country, with the Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) cautioning of heavier rains in the coming days.
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According to the government, the floodwaters have had a toll on over 200,000 people -in over 10,000 households-, the devastation extending to infrastructure, property and crops.
“The heavy El Nino rains, accompanied by strong winds, floods, and landslides in various parts of the country, have caused significant damage. These include loss of life, destruction of crops, homes, citizens’ property, and infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and railways. As a result… more than 51,000 households and 200,000 people were affected, with 155 fatalities; approximately 236 individuals were injured, and over 10,000 houses were affected to varying degrees,” Majaliwa said in Parliament.
In Kenya, 12 people have died in Nairobi and Kajiado counties as a result of the flooding calamity.
In the capital, 10 bodies were retrieved from Mathare River on Wednesday, April 24, after floods swept them away following heavy rains the previous day.
In Kajiado county, two bodies suspected of flood victims were recovered on the same day.
All the bodies were booked into the City Mortuary, awaiting postmortem and later identification.
Starehe Sub-county Police Commander Fred Abuga stated that eight other people remained unaccounted for as a search operation continued in Mathare.
Heavy rains have hit Nairobi and other regions for the past week, leaving a trail of destruction and chaos.
The downpours have caused widespread flooding, displacing several residents in estates and bringing transportation networks to a halt.
More than 60,000 residents were displaced following the heavy flooding.
The national and county governments, as well as the humanitarian agencies, urged Kenyans living in areas prone to flooding to move to safer grounds.
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