HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 8 (ACN) Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, sent condolences today to the families and friends of the victims of the floods and landslides that occurred in northern Tanzania.
We express our solidarity with the Tanzanian people and government, wrote the Cuban diplomat on X.
Heavy rains since the weekend caused floods and landslides that destroyed homes and swept away vehicles, killing more than 60 people and injuring more than 100 in the north of that African country.
Search and rescue operations are still underway with the help of the military, as authorities believe that people may still be trapped or buried in the mud.
After suffering an unprecedented drought, East Africa has been hit for weeks by heavy rains and flooding related to the El Niño weather phenomenon, a climate-driven event associated with the warming of the Pacific Ocean.
Cuba sends condolences for victims of floods in Tanzania
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