Reports

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Heavy rains caused flash floods in Morogoro region, located approximately 270 kilometres West of Dar es Salaam, between 22 and 23 January, 2014. The rains which fell upstream in the regions…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Heavy rains caused flash floods in Morogoro region, located approximately 270 kilometres West of Dar es Salaam, between 22 and 23 January, 2014. The rains which fell upstream in the regions…

Summary: Heavy rains caused flash floods in Morogoro region, located approximately 270 kilometres West of Dar Es Salaam, between 22nd and 23rd January, 2014. The rains which fell upstream in the regions of Tanga, Dodoma and Manyara…

Tanzania Red Cross continues to lead in the humanitarian services sector in the country It has just completed constructing 400 temporary shelters, 100 pit latrines and kitchen halls for over 2000 people displaced by floods in Kilosa…

By Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 18 2014 (IPS) - Residents in low-lying areas in Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salaam, are potentially at risk of contracting waterborne diseases as heavy rains, which started last week,…

Highlights − Heavy rains cause floods in several parts of the region in January − Elevated flood risk for central parts of the region in the month of February − Armyworm outbreaks pose a threat to food security in…

REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS · Good rains received in December and early January significantly reduced earlier rainfall deficits experienced in the central parts of the region. Although much later than normal, rains were finally received in southern Malawi, parts…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Erratic “vuli” season rains affected cereal production in some northern bimodal areas Favourable outlook for 2014 “msimu” crops Maize prices stable or increasing but lower than twelve months earlier Favourable food security conditions with pockets of food…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster During the night of 21st January 2014, heavy rains caused flash floods in Dumila/Dakawa area in Morogoro region, located approximately 270 kms West of Dar Es Salaam City. Initial information received…

Highlights − Rainfall performance improved significantly in December 2013 − Sowing rains received in all major grain producing areas by end of December − Improvement in vegetation conditions observed in many parts of the region − Food situation likely to…