At least 47 people killed and 85 injured by landslides in Tanzania

03/12/2023 22:38 The Guardian

Toll expected to rise after heavy rains caused flooding in Katesh in country’s northAt least 47 people have been killed and 85 others injured in landslides caused by flooding in northern Tanzania, a local official has said, with warnings the toll would rise.Heavy rain on Saturday hit the town of Katesh, 300km (186 miles) north of the capital, Dodoma, district commissioner Janeth Mayanja said on Sunday. “Up to this evening, the death toll reached 47 and 85 injured,” Queen Sendiga, regional commissioner in the Manyara area of northern Tanzania, told local media. Both warned that the death toll was likely to increase. Continue reading...

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