Oversvømmelser rammer 28.000 i Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, 21 January 2010: At least 28.000 people are dependent on emergency food and other relief supplies in the central Tanzanian regions of Dodoma and Morogoro following floods, which also damaged transport infrastructure, according to officials.

Tanzania’s Vice-President, Ali Shein, who visited the regions on 20 January, appealed to Tanzanians and the international community to continue assisting the flood-affected.