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Tanzania: Tanzania Landslide After Heavy Rains Leaves Several Dead
DW, 14 January 2024
A group of small-scale miners were working in northern Tanzania when the ground caved in and buried them inside. Mining in the area was restricted due to ongoing heavy rains. Read more »
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Tanzania: Suluhu Hassan Orders Heightened Emergency Relief Efforts
Daily News, 5 December 2023
UAE, Dubai: PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has directed Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa to intensify ongoing emergency relief efforts for the victims of last Sunday's devastating… Read more »
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Tanzania: EU Allocates 275m/ - for Landslide, Flood Victims
Daily News, 5 January 2024
The European Union has announced a humanitarian aid package of 100,000 Euros (equivalent to 275m/-) to help the people affected by the recent landslides and floods triggered… Read more »
Miners Die In Landslide Caused By Heavy Rains In Tanzania
More than 21 miners died in a landslide at a mine in the north of Tanzania on Saturday, January 13, 2024. The defence force is helping with the recovery of the bodies.
The miners were in an area restricted due to heavy rains, an official said.
In December 2023, Tanzania faced a catastrophic landslide that claimed 65 lives, leaving over 100 injured in Hanang district in the Manyara region.
Neighbours Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia have all also been battling flash floods caused by torrential rains.
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Flash floods has killed at least 50 people and driven nearly 700,000 from their homes, a government official said, with more heavy rains expected to worsen Somalia's plight, Read more »
