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More than 150 killed in flooding and landslides in Tanzania

Schoolchildren stranded on a damaged River Zingiziwa bridge in Dar Esalaam, Tanzania, on Thursday, 25 April, 2024. AP

At least 155 people have died in floods and landslides in Tanzania following weeks of heavy rain that has pounded East Africa. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said the El Nino climate pattern had worsened the ongoing rainy season.

Tanzania's death toll has more than doubled in two weeks as the amount of rainfall increases, especially in the coastal region and the capital, Dar es Salaam.

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