Devastating floods in northern Tanzania's Manyara region

Published On: December 04, 2023 - At least 20 lives have been claimed by the devastating floods in the Manyara region of northern Tanzania, following relentless rainfall, as reported by the Ministry of Health on Sunday, December 3. The havoc wreaked by severe flooding, attributed to the El Nino weather phenomenon, has not spared neighboring countries, with hundreds losing their lives in Kenya and Somalia in recent weeks. The torrential rains have inflicted widespread damage, destroying vital infrastructure such as roads and submerging entire towns in East Africa, resulting in the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people.