DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's weather watchdog on Thursday issued a third alert in one month saying heavy rains will hit parts of the east African nation for five consecutive days beginning Friday.
The Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) said in its weather forecast that the rains will pound Tanga, Kagera and Geita regions and the Zanzibar twin Islands of Pemba and Unguja.
The weather alert was released as more than 30 people were reported to have been killed by ongoing rains in various parts of Tanzania.
The rains have also damaged infrastructure, including roads, bridges, crop farms and housing.
TMA said the rains were expected to disrupt transport and delivery of social services, submerge houses and cause flash floods in some parts of the country.
In May 2019, uninterrupted rainfall also caused serious flooding in Dar es Salaam, resulting in the displacement of over 1,000 households and the destruction of more than 1,500 dwellings and important infrastructure.
