Tanzania's Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Thursday that at least 155 people have been killed and more than 200K people affected by heavy rains that triggered floods and landslides.

BBC News

Majaliwa reportedly told parliament that El Niño - a naturally occurring climate pattern - had exacerbated the current rainy season, „caused significant damage,“including the destruction of roads, bridges and railroads.

Al Jazeera

More than 51K households are affected, Majaliwa said, urging residents of low-lying areas to move to higher ground and district officials to ensure relief supplies reach those in need. Flooted schools were closed and rescue operations are underway.

Africanews

The Prime Minister linked the ongoing flooding in Tanzania to the effects of "environmental degradation," which he said included deforestation, unsustainable farming practices and uncontrolled livestock grazing.

Channels Television

Weeks of heavy rains and torrential flooding also hit neighboring Kenya, killing at least 32 people and affecting some 103.5K people in the East African country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHR) said.

Weeks of heavy rains and torrential flooding also hit neighboring countries such as Kenya, where at least 32 people died and some 103.5K people were affected, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHR).

Rigathi Gachagua, Kenya's deputy president, said on Thursday that a multi-agency emergency center was created to manage the developing situation and warned that the country will see above-average rainfall in the coming days.

Dw.Com

This disaster, which affects the whole of East Africa, is the result of a fatal combination of different factors. The effects of environmental destruction, deforestation, and unsustainable agriculture are amplified by climate change, which disrupts the climate system and thus natural phenomena such as El Niño. Tanzania is taking the necessary measures to overcome the challenges, but the industrialized countries must do their part and finally take climate protection seriously.

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El Niño-induced Heavy Rains Leave 155 People Dead in Tanzania

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