Zanzibar - Tanzanian authorities say floods from a heavy 30-minute storm killed at least 42 people in an area close to Lake Victoria in Kahama district.
Tanzania's Meteorological Agency said on Thursday rains from the storm left 900 people homeless and destroyed 160 houses in the deluge on Tuesday night.
Government spokesperson Assah Mwambene says that the government is providing support for the victims of the floods.