The torrential downpour in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania resulted in collapsed houses and damaged roads and bridges. – The floods swept away a woman, and the local radio interviewed relatives searching for a missing child.
The flooding caused the most damage in neighborhoods near the rivers that flow into the Indian Ocean. Due to the road closures, several children and employees were unable to leave their homes on Monday.
Many families are checking their homes for damage and trying to find their things.
There was a lot of rain in the city on Saturday and Sunday. The areas that got the most rain were Kinondoni and Ilala. – Flooding caused the closure of the bridge connecting to the city center, where the President resides, on Sunday.But now it’s open again because the water has gone down.
The weather agency in Tanzania says there will be a lot of rain for the rest of the month. The president has asked people to go to safer places if they live where there might be a flood.
The authorities haven’t said how many people were hurt or killed, but one man said his wife was taken by the water, and another family is looking for their son who is missing.
They don’t know if he was carried away by the water or if he is okay and being taken care of by another family.
Flooding is a big problem in Tanzania. It affects a lot of people every year.
Last month, over 80 people died in Tanzania’s Hanang district because of floods and landslides.
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Tanzania’s largest metropolis devastated by floods
