Nine members of same family killed by floods in tanzania

TARIME Tanzania

Nine people of different sexes from the same family of Elias Ngare, a resident of Tarime, Mara region, have died after their home was invaded and washed away by the floods of the Mori River, which flows to Lake Victoria in Tanzania.

The disaster happened Sunday November 24, 2024 at four o'clock at night in Bugosi street, Nyamisangura.

Speaking to our correspondent at the scene of the incident, Nyamisangura Ward Councilor, Thobias Elias Ghati said that all nine bodies have been found and kept at the Council Hospital of Tarime town, a few kilometers from the scene of the incident.

The District Commissioner of Tarime District, Edward Gowele has confirmed the occurrence of the disaster which has also left several members of two families homeless.

One of the witnesses of the incident, who identified himself as Zacharia Ryoba Marwa, who is also a neighbor of the victims of the disaster, said that two towns were washed away by water and that nine members of the Edward Sokoine family survived despite being left homeless.

The Mara Regional Security Committee is expected to arrive at the scene any time today from now, according to our sources from the government.

"It is very sad, the police have been bringing bodies of the dead to the Bomani hospital since morning," said one of the residents of Tarime.Emergency response teams remain on high alert to assist affected communities.

The government has promised to provide support to the survivors and the families of the victims as recovery efforts continue.