2015 Tanzania flood

none May 2026 2015 Tanzania flood File:Location Tanzania AU Africa.svg Location of Tanzania in Africa 4 March 2015 Shinyanga Region, Tanzania 38 250px|thumbnail|right|Location of Shinyanga Region in Tanzania The 2015 Tanzania flood occurred on 4 March 2015 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-flood-idUSKBN0M01VM20150304 Tanzania floods kill at least 38, damage roads 4 March 2015 1 February 2019 Reuters.com in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania. The flood occurred during Tanzania's rainy season the, months of March, April, and May, during which rainfall ranges from about 150 to 250 mm in on. https://www.expertafrica.com/tanzania/info/tanzania-weather-and-climate/gallery Weather and climate of Tanzania Expertafrica.com 2016-03-01 Most people were unable to escape the floods. As a result, least 50 people were killed and another 82 were wounded in the flood. After an original tally of 38 casualties, more died receiving medical care in hospitals. http://reliefweb.int/report/united-republic-tanzania/death-toll-tanzania-flooding-hits-50 Death toll in Tanzania flooding hits 50 ReliefWeb.int English 2016-03-01 The flood further affected some 3,500 people.https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKBN0M10IN20150305 https://web.archive.org/web/20160107071454/http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKBN0M10IN20150305 dead January 7, 2016 Flood killed at least 38 people in Tanzania Reuters Africa March 5, 2015 March 5, 2015https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31729777 38 people die in Tanzania flood BBC News March 5, 2015 March 5, 2015 Many houses were damaged due to hail and strong winds. This blocked roads and made rescue operations difficult. Farmland 1000 km mi on away from the Dar es Salaam, the largest and most commercial city in Tanzania, was also affected, devastating the poor agriculturally-dependent people of the region. Crops such as maize and cotton and livestock were impacted by the flood. See also 2015 Malawi floods Geography of Tanzania References Category:2010s floods in Africa Category:2015 floods Category:2015 disasters in Africa Category:2015 in Tanzania Category:21st-century disasters in Tanzania Category:Natural disasters in Tanzania Category:Shinyanga Region Tanzania flood