452801 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://allafrica.com/stories/202405080157.htmlKakuma refugee camp - UNHCR is coordinating with a range of partners to support refugee families impacted by flooding. Core relief items were distributed today and we continue to monitor the situation to ensure refugees are safe. Nairobi President William Ruto has ordered the re-opening of all schools on Monday.2024-05-08T11:45+0200allafrica-1e1263c3ea4e8f74a516a914e876de2620240508114500https://www.greaterkashmir.com/latest-news/tanzania-on-alert-as-cyclone-hidaya-approaches-coastline-even-as-it-affects-over-6-lakh-people-in-east-africa/Dar es Salaam, May 4: Tanzania was on high alert Saturday as Cyclone Hidaya moved closer to the coast, bringing with it strong rains, heavy winds as the threat of storm surges amid the power outages. The cyclone, which is moving across the western Indian Ocean with maximum sustained winds of 75 km....2024-05-08T08:20+0200greaterkashmir-8ecf5a9f2ed2f0436a0d6c6cec8fcb6720240508082000https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/africa/Tanzania-closes-major-highway-after-floods-wash-away-bridges-1929454Tanzania’s 396-kilometre highway connecting the port city of Dar es Salaam and southern regions of Lindi and Mtwara was shut down on Sunday after flash floods washed away at least four main bridges. “The highway has been closed until further notice,” Joseph Mwasabeja, the Tanzania Fire and Rescue....2024-05-08T06:18+0200ghanaweb-573d4908c452798672551be8f3969caa20240508061800https://reliefweb.int/report/united-republic-tanzania/tanzania-africa-floods-and-landslides-2023-revised-emergency-appeal-mdrtz035SITUATION OVERVIEW. Since November 2023, Tanzania has been experiencing heavy rains caused by an intense El Niño and Indian Ocean dipole system. The resulting floods and landslides have claimed many lives and destroyed thousands of homes. One of the worst single incidents was a massive landslide....2024-05-08T04:05+0200reliefWeb-cc71b1043f7cb1a99ea58b18906160e820240508040500