Tanzania, May 4 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's economic and financial capital, Dar es Salaam, escaped the worst effects of the tropical cyclone, Hidaya, after the storm hit Mafia Island at 9am on Saturday, May 4, about 130 kilometres south-east of the city, and significantly lost its strength, according to the Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA).

As the storm was moving over Mafia, in Dar es Salaam the periods of high winds that had started the night of Friday, May 3, at a speed exceeding 40 kilometres per hour, culminated into light raindrops that lasted a couple of minutes.

They were followed by long periods of calmness and clouds covering the whole city and neighbouring areas, for the whole day on Saturday, May 4.

TMA said clouds ...