Tanzania counts losses after Cyclone Hidaya swept coastline

Trees swaying in different directions in a stormy weather. PHOTO | THE CITIZEN | NMG

Tanzania's government on Thursday announced that the death toll has risen to 166 with five more people dead and seven others injured, following Cyclone Hidaya sweeping through the country's south-eastern coast on the Indian Ocean.

Cyclone Hidaya landed on Tanzania’s coastline on May 4, 2024, adversely affecting Mtwara, Lindi, Coast and Morogoro regions.