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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Flooding in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 others, the prime minister said Thursday.
The city of Dar es Salaam is on the coast of Tanzania and in the rainy season is vulnerable to large scale flooding. Additionally, there are no current or reliable maps which can be used by aid respondents in the event of flooding. [2] Maps are created specifically in flood prone wards with the aim of providing information for flood resistance.
Msimbazi River (Mto Mbezi in Swahili) is located in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. It begins in Kisarawe ward, Kisarawe District and eventually drains into Zanzibar Channel at the border of Upanga West ward of Ilala MC and Hananasif ward of Kinondoni MC. The length of the Msimbazi River is about 35 kilometers.
Fishing boat off Dar es Salaam - fishing will be affected by changes to ecosystems due to climate change. Between 1981 and 2016 there are marked areas of drying in parts of northeast and much of southern Tanzania. In contrast, moderate wetting trends occurred in central Tanzania and stronger wetting trends in the northwest of the country. [5]
The flood further affected some 3,500 people. Many houses were damaged due to hail and strong winds. This blocked roads and made rescue operations difficult. Farmland 1000 km away from the Dar es Salaam, the largest and most commercial city in Tanzania, was also affected, devastating the poor agriculturally-dependent people of the region. Crops ...
Mbezi Beach, Kawe, Kinondoni MC. Mbezi River (Mto Mbezi in Swahili) is located in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. It begins in Kwembe ward in Ubungo MC and eventually drains into Zanzibar Channel at Kawe ward of Kinondoni MC. With several neighborhoods and two wards bearing its name, the river has a long history in Dar es Salaam. [1][2]
The 2020 East Africa floods were a natural disaster in Rwanda, Kenya, Somalia, Burundi, Ethiopia, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti and Tanzania, affecting at least 700,000 people. They began when excessive rains began falling in March, leading to massive flooding and landslides. They caused more than 430 deaths, notably in Kenya ...
The World Bank estimates that exposure to floods has impacted about 2 million people, or 39% of the population in Dar es Salaam. [65] Flooding incidents destroy bridges and roads, disrupt transportation, increase risk of diseases such as cholera and skin infection, and are a barrier to reducing poverty. [65]