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A team of ministers, led by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa, has hurried to Rufiji and Kibiti districts in the Coast Region to assist in evaluating the flood impact in these areas.
The team includes Minister of State Jenista Mhagama and Permanent Secretary Dr Jim Yonazi, among others.
The heavy rainfall in Rufiji District has caused significant devastation, affecting over 88,000 individuals who urgently require shelter, food, and healthcare.
Read: PMO sends cabinet team for assessing Rufiji situation
In a related development ,Major Edward Gowele last Tuesday while briefing the ruling party’s CCM Vice-Chairman, Mr Abdulrahman Kinana after visiting the devastated area,revealed that 12 wards out of 13 wards in Rufiji were affected by floods. He said the assessments have revealed that 23,000 households have been affected .
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“In addition to households being submerged by the flood approximately 33,930.24 hectares of crops have been affected,” Major Gowele said.
Engineer Dismas Mbote who attributed the flooding to human activities along the river channel, emphasized the need for coordinated efforts to address the situation effectively.
Two individuals, including a 20-year-old woman and a one-year-old child, tragically lost their lives due to the flood and affected residents have been moved to class rooms, leading to the closure of some schools.
Students in exam classes are being relocated to neighboring district schools. Mohoro Primary School, acting as a shelter, is now surrounded by floodwaters.
Government have been urged to promptly provide humanitarian aid, as affected residents are currently displaced.
“People require shelter, healthcare and sustenance. Let’s streamline assessments and ramp up aid distribution; people are eagerly awaiting assistance, which should precede any further evaluations,” Mr Kinana urged. Engineer Dismas Mbote from the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) has shed light on the root causes of the flooding in Rufiji, attributing it to human encroachment and activities along the river channel.
He emphasized the urgent need for shelter, healthcare, and sustenance. Engineer Dismas Mbote from Tanesco highlighted human encroachment and river channel activities as the causes of the flooding in Rufiji.
Despite ongoing El Nino rains, the current water levels remain lower than those in 1974, suggesting that the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project is not solely responsible for the floods.
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