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Tanzania flood, landslide death toll rises to over 50

Updated 20:24, 04-Dec-2023
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Flooded streets are seen in the town of Katesh, Tanzania, December 3, 2023. /CFP
Flooded streets are seen in the town of Katesh, Tanzania, December 3, 2023. /CFP

Flooded streets are seen in the town of Katesh, Tanzania, December 3, 2023. /CFP

The death toll from floods and landslides in northern Tanzania following torrential rains over the weekend has risen to more than 50, with 303 hectares of farmland destroyed, the president's office said on Monday.

Zuhura Yunus, spokesperson for President Samia Suluhu Hassan's office, said in a statement that the landslides and floods had affected 1,150 households, or 5,600 people.

Source(s): Reuters

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