How urban planning, drainage inadequacies fuel flooding
Jangwani section of Morogoro Road submerged as heavy rains persist in Dar es Salaam. Ongoing rainfall forced closure of key roads in Dar es Salaam, compelling residents to remain indoors. PHOTO | THE CITIZEN CORRESPONDENT
Josephine Christopher is a senior business journalist for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers
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Dar es Salaam. The recent onset of heavy rains in Tanzania’s commercial hub of Dar es Salaam has laid bare nagging challenges in the form of poor urban planning and underdeveloped infrastructure, The Citizen has learnt.
After sections of key roads were closed and commuters struggled to navigate flooded streets in the last few days, experts called for urgent action to address systemic issues contributing to the severity of the flooding crisis.
