Disaster

By Felix Mwakyembe

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AlertNet) – Pius Yanda, one of the authors of a recent report on extreme weather by the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC), has a knowledge of his subject that goes beyond the academic.

Yanda, a professor at the University of Dar es Salaam, was forced from his home last month by flooding in the nation’s largest city following the heaviest recorded rains in Tanzania’s modern history. He and five family members sought temporary refuge at a hotel in the city.

La Coopération belge au développement a alloué 49.500 euros pour aider la Croix-Rouge tanzanienne à apporter une aide d’urgence aux victimes des inondations qui frappent le pays. La ville de Dar Es Salaam a été inondée, provoquant 20 décès. Plus de 200 personnes ont été blessées et environ 10.000 autres, soit 2.000 familles, ont du être évacuées.

December 24, 2011

U.S. Ambassador to The United Republic of Tanzania Alfonso E. Lenhardt announced on December 24 that the American people have provided disaster relief funds to flood victims in the Dar es Salaam Region. Relief supplies totaling USD $50,000 (approximately TSH 80 million) are being made available through the United States Agency for International Development Office of Foreign Disaster Relief (USAID/OFDA) to the Tanzanian Red Cross Society to support families and communities affected by the floods.

Geneva, 05 December 2011

1. Brief description of the emergency

On 03 of December 2011, heavy and unusual rains fell for more than 13 hours in Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Mbeya regions. The rains were accompanied by high wind and resulted to land slides. Nine people were killed and more than 6776 people were left homeless.

2. Impact

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