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Most Recent Disaster Declaration:
Floods, 12-23-11
Heavy rainfall beginning on December 20 resulted in floods in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city, particularly affecting the city’s lowland areas of Kigogo, Tabata, Jangwani, Ubungo, Kawe, Mwananyamala, Tandale, and Kinondoni. The Tanzania Meteorological Agency reported that the rainfall was the heaviest since 1961. The Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) estimated that flooding had displaced approximately 10,000 people, injured more than 200 people, and killed at least 12 others in Dar es Salaam as of December 23. Flooding also damaged bridges and roads and destroyed houses in low-lying areas. In response, the Government of Tanzania (GoT) coordinated urban search-and-rescue efforts and organized the relocation of flood-affected individuals. TRCS deployed volunteers to distribute emergency relief items, such as mosquito nets, blankets, soap, and first aid kits, to flood-affected individuals.
On December 23, U.S. Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt declared a disaster due to the effects of the flooding. In response, USAID/OFDA provided $50,000 through USAID/Tanzania to TRCS to distribute emergency relief items—including plastic sheeting, water purification tablets, soap, water containers, and blankets—to flood-affected households.
Additional Disaster Declaration:
Munitions Explosion, 02-23-2011
On February 16, an accidental detonation of munitions at the Gongo la Mboto military base in the Ilala District of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, resulted in a series of explosions throughout the storage facility and the surrounding heavily populated civilian areas that continued for two to three hours. According to the GoT, the blasts killed at least 21 people, injured more than 400 individuals, and caused approximately 4,000 people to flee the area, many of whom sought shelter at the nearby National Stadium. According to the TRCS and international media sources, the explosions damaged or destroyed 23 munitions storage facilities, approximately 90 houses, and one secondary school.
On February 23, U.S. Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt declared a disaster due to the effects of the munitions explosions. In response, USAID/OFDA provided $50,000 through USAID/Tanzania to TRCS for the distribution of emergency relief supplies—including shelter materials, blankets, mattresses, and soap—to individuals displaced by the explosions and construction materials to facilitate the rebuilding of homes damaged in the blasts.
Floods, 01-11-2010
Continuous heavy rains starting on December 24, 2009, resulted in floods in central and southwest Tanzania, particularly Dodoma Region and Kilosa District, Morogoro Region. According to the TRCS, the floods affected more than 25,000 people, including nearly 10,000 people displaced to 23 GoT -established camps, primarily located in schools. According to a TRCS rapid assessment, the floods also contaminated water sources and resulted in significant damage to houses, agricultural and pastoral land, and infrastructure, including Tanzania’s central railway line. The GoT established temporary shelters for displaced populations in public buildings and coordinated relocation and search and rescue efforts. With assistance from the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF), TRCS responded to the needs of affected populations through the distribution of emergency relief supplies, such as blankets, mosquito nets, tents, water containers, soap, and first aid kits.
On January 11, U.S. Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt declared a disaster due to the effects of the floods. In response, USAID/OFDA provided $50,000 through USAID/Tanzania to TRCS for emergency relief supplies for affected populations.
For information on additional USAID disaster responses, please see OFDA Annual Reports.
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