Cyclone Hidaya has significantly weakened as it approaches Tanzania’s coastline, the country’s meteorology department said. Officials warned residents to remain cautious, however, as the cyclone will bring heavy rain and strong winds to the country until Sunday. The meteorology department did not say what the cyclone’s updated maximum wind speeds were. A major blackout hit […]
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Power blackouts hit Tanzania as Cyclone Hidaya intensifies toward the country’s coastline
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A major blackout hit most of Tanzania on Saturday as heavy rains and strong winds from Cyclone Hidaya lashed the country following weeks of flooding in the region. Ferry services between Tanzania’s commercial hub, Dar es Salaam, and Zanzibar were suspended as Cyclone Hidaya approached the East African coast with maximum […]
Nairobi homes demolished as Cyclone Hidaya approaches
Twisted scraps of metal, large splinters of wood and misplaced mattresses are all that remains of what were once people’s homes in Mukuru Wa Reuben slum in the Kenyan capital. Across the wider Nairobi County, hundreds of people have also seen their homes knocked down. The demolitions follow a government order for anyone living near […]