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155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains lash East Africa

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Streets covered with mud following landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in Katesh, Tanzania on December 5, 2023. [AFP]

At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El Nino triggered flooding and landslides, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said Thursday.

Tanzania and other countries in East Africa -- a region highly vulnerable to climate change -- have been pounded by heavier than usual rainfall during the current rainy season, with dozens of deaths also reported in Kenya.

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