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Tanzania: Floods and Landslides - Dec 2011 — 17 found

Appeal Target: US$ 312,919

Balance Requested: US$ 74,853

Geneva, 7 February 2011

Dear Colleagues,

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.

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The Belgian Development Cooperation has granted EUR 49,500 to assist the Tanzanian Red Cross in bringing emergency aid to the victims of the floods that are affecting the country. Flooding in the city of Dar Es Salaam has caused 20 deaths. Over 200 people have been injured and some 10,000 others, i.e. 2,000 families, have had to be evacuated.

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.

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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent emergency response. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation’s disaster response system and increases the ability of National Societies to respond to disasters.

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.

By JOHN MBALAMWEZI

Tanzania was last week left nursing heavy losses after heavy rainfall wreaked hundreds of homes and towns, crippling transport, catching Dar es Salaam off guard and exposing the country’s frail disaster management mechanisms.

The government said it is fearing there could be more casualties from the disaster even as the Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) warned of more floods.

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A relief effort is underway in the commercial capital of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, following flooding caused by three days of heavy rain.

At least 20 people have reportedly been killed and thousands made homeless.

The Tanzania Meteorological Agency says the rains are the heaviest the East African country has experienced for more than 50 years.

Appeal Target: US$ 312,919 Balance Requested: US$ 312,919

Geneva, 20 December 2011

Dear Colleagues,

Details of Response

Emergency: Support to survivors of Land Slide in Mbeya and Arusha, Tanzania
Date of Emergency: 3rd December 2011
Requesting Member(s): Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania

DETAILS OF THE EMERGENCY:

On the 3rd day of December 2011, heavy and unusual rains fell for more than 13 hours in Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Mbeya regions of Tanzania. The rains were accompanied by high wind and resulted to land slides. Nine people were killed and more than 6776 people were left homeless.

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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Seven dead, tourist attractions cut off

By Staff reporter

Six people have died in both Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions, from ongoing floods affecting the Northern Zone. The Police in both precincts have confirmed the deaths.

Two people were killed when a semi-trailer truck they were travelling in was swept by floods in the Makuyuni location of Monduli District, along Arusha-Dodoma road following a heavy downpour that hit the area last week.