Floods kill 38 in Tanzania

A villager pushes his bicycle through flood waters. Flooding sparked by a hail and rainstorm killed 38 people in a village in north-western Tanzania. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna

A villager pushes his bicycle through flood waters. Flooding sparked by a hail and rainstorm killed 38 people in a village in north-western Tanzania. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna

Published Mar 4, 2015

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Dar es Salaam - Flooding sparked by a hail and rainstorm killed 38 people in a village in north-western Tanzania on Wednesday, police said.

More than 60 people were also injured in Mwakata. Widespread destruction of property was reported.

Regional police commander Justus Kamugisha said rescuers were still searching for survivors or bodies.

Sapa-dpa

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