A 5.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Tanzania, close to Lake Victoria and the border with Uganda, has killed at least 14 people and injured 200, local authorities said yesterday
The city suffered widespread damage, with 270 houses demolished and electricity disrupted, the Red Cross said in a statement. Bukoba’s main hospital was stretched to nearly full capacity and had limited stocks of medicine, the Red Cross said.
“Telecommunications have been disrupted and we are trying to get a clear picture of the damage to hospitals and other essential infrastructure,” Andreas Sandin, Red Cross operations coordinator in East Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands, said in a statement.
Significant shaking was also felt in parts of Uganda, western Kenya and Rwanda.
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