balance The number of deaths due to the flood that affected Tanzania reached 63 peopleAccording to the latest official balance sheet provided by the country’s prime minister, Kassim Majaliwa. While there were 40 women and 23 men among the victims, there were also more than 110 injured people who were hospitalized. Additionally, according to Tanzania’s ‘Daily News’, dozens of people disappeared due to a landslide that occurred over the weekend in Hanang city of Manyara province.
Expressing his condolences to the victims, Majaliwa described the situation as an “unforeseen disaster” that caught the country unprepared and warned: “Most likely” there are more victims under the rubble. “This is one of the biggest disasters Tanzania has ever faced and it leaves devastation in its wake,” he said, before asking for public calm during a visit to the worst-hit areas. said.
The country’s president, Samia Suluhi, who had previously stated that the deceased was under the age of 60, instructed Majaliwa to take a number of measures, such as paying funeral expenses, covering the medical expenses of the injured and providing permanent shelter to all survivors. They lost their homes. He also ordered that all official institutions to respond to the disaster be mobilized to “work day and night to ensure that the situation returns to normal.” He also requested damage assessment. Additionally, the president mobilized all official institutions to respond to the disaster to “work day and night to ensure that the situation returns to normal” and demanded damage assessment.
Floods affect tens of thousands of people every year in Tanzania. It is considered the most important natural disaster affecting the country, especially due to its impact on agriculture.