Flooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people as heavy rains continue in Eastern Africa
by The Washington Times
The Washington Times— 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.
Al Arabiya English—At least 155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains cause floods, landslides. At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El Nino caused flooding and landslides, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said
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...
Afro—At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya; more rain expected. Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, with more rain expected until June. Thousands of houses flooded, schools flooded, roads damaged.