Tanzania floods: What’s it like to live through a landslide?
Dozens of people have been killed following torrential rain.
Tanzania is coping with the aftermath of severe floods and landslides, which killed dozens of people in the northern Hanang region.
Shem Otieno, a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ reporter in Nairobi, explains how rescue workers and the Tanzanian government are responding. We also hear from hydrology expert Wouter Buytaert, who explains how droughts can make landslides more likely. Three survivors also recount their experiences.
Also: the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Maria Clara Montoya tells us about Daddy Yankee’s retirement.
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: William Lee Adams, Maria Clara Montoya, Luis Felipe Molina
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks
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- Wed 6 Dec 2023 18:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service News Internet
- Thu 7 Dec 2023 03:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia, West and Central Africa & East Asia only
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