Five Killed, 14K Homeless Due to Excessive Rain in Morogoro Region

Five people are dead with 13,933 others homeless due to excessive rain in four districts at Morogoro region. According to Regional Commisioner (RC) Dr Kebwe Steven Kebwe, four districts which are severely affected are Kilosa, Kilombero, Morogoro and Malinyi. Moreover the heavy rain has destroy crops, roads and properties therefore it's impossible to reach to some places.


“A total of 315 houses have been destroyed, rendering 3,095 homesteads with 13,933 people without roofs over their heads in Kilosa, Kilombero, Morogoro and Malinyi districts,” the RC announced here.

The RC also said that three people who were killed in Kilombero district were all students, who were trying to cross the flooded river so as to reach their school. The remaining two people were killed in Morogoro district. 

According to Dr Kebwe, the rain started on April 10 and a 94 kilometer road which links Lupiro, Malinyi and Kilosa was badly damaged. Buildings at Ngombo primary school were flooded so the school has been closed since then. 

RC further explained that in the same district  6,000 hectares of paddy, maize and sunflower have been washed away by flood. 
 “There have been floods in Ulanga, Gairo and Mvomero districts but we have not received any report of devastation there. I call upon well-wishers to support the affected families,” he appealed.

Morogoro region was predicted by Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) that it will receive a lot of rain than usual from March to May this year; seems they were right the prediction is coming to reality now.