75 miners feared dead in flooding
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At least 75 miners were believed dead in northern Tanzania after floods swept through a mine near the town of Arusha, state media reported.
The Daily News quoted Manyara Regional Commissioner Henry Shekifu as saying five bodies had been recovered so far after a torrential downpour Friday.
“Witnesses said floodwaters entered eight pits and then spread to other pits, drowning working miners,” the state-run newspaper said on its website.
The government said it was bringing equipment to drain the water. But electricity poles had been brought down by the floods, it said, and engineers were battling to restore power for rescuers.
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