Overall Green Flood alert in Tanzania from 07 May 2015 00:00 UTC to 21 May 2015 23:59 UTC

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 4254
Death:	12
Displaced:	5000
Countries:	Tanzania
From - To	07 May - 21 May

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Articles: 3 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Tanzania: More Left Homeless as Rains Hit HarderWed, 13 May 2015 10:05:00 +0200.

HEAVY downpours continue to pound various parts of the country; ravaging infrastructure, rendering hundreds of people homeless and claiming some lives. The coastal regions, Dar es Salaam in particular, seem to be the most affected, with at

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World: UN-SPIDER April 2015 UpdatesTue, 12 May 2015 17:41:00 +0200.

In this issue: UN-SPIDER at a glance. UN-SPIDER compiles list of satellite resources in response to Nepal earthquake UN-SPIDER holds training course for Bhutan officials UN-SPIDER concludes training workshop in Bangladesh Regional Centre fo

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More left homeless as rains hit harderTue, 12 May 2015 09:29:00 +0200.

The coastal regions, Dar es Salaam in particular, seem to be the most affected, with at least 12 people reportedly dead so far. Other affected regions are Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Tanga and Kagera. Over 3,000 residents of Lower Moshi’s Arusha C

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