At least 155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains cause floods, landslides

Al Arabiya English— At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El Nino caused flooding and landslides, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said

The Washington Times—Flooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people as heavy rains continue in Eastern Africa. 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.

CNN—At least 29 people killed as heavy rain and flooding lashes Brazil. At least 29 people have been killed and a further 60 are missing as heavy rain and flooding hit the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul this week. The local government has declared a state of calamity in areas where more than 67,000 people in nearly 150 municipalities are impacted. Almost 10,000 have been displaced and more than 4,500 are in temporary shelters, the civil defense said. Authorities are closely monitoring dams that are not designed to handle such a high volume of water but said...

FOX News—13 killed as heavy rains unleash landslide in Haiti. At least 13 people died in northern Haiti following two days of heavy rains, officials said. The majority of the deaths were caused by a landslide in the southeastern region of the coastal city of Cap-Haitien, according to a Thursday statement by Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency. GANGS IN HAITI LAUNCH FRESH ATTACKS, DAYS AFTER A NEW PRIME MINISTER IS ANNOUNCED More than 2,200 homes also were flooded, and there were significant losses in livestock swept away by the Haut-Cap river, authorities...