Tanzania, April 25 -- Dar es Salaam/Nairobi. Heavy rains and flooding are wreaking havoc in East Africa, having already claimed dozens of lives and displaced thousands in Tanzania and Kenya.

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told Parliament in Dodoma on Thursday that at least 155 people have been killed and 236 others injured in Tanzania, adding that rising global temperatures are to blame for the current El Nino rains.

"Heavy El Nino rains, accompanied by strong winds, floods and landslides, have had a devastating impact in various parts of the country. This includes loss of life and destruction of crops, homes, people's property and infrastructure such as roads, bridges and railways," he said.

More than 51,000 households and 200,000 peo...