Tanzania, April 11 -- Arusha/Mbeya. Arusha and Mbeya have been overwhelmed by floods as incessant rainfall persists across Tanzania.

A number of homes and shops have been inundated while bridges have been obstructed.

In some areas, vehicles have been swept away or severely damaged by the surging floodwaters.

In the Kisongo Area of Arumeru District, residents like Ms Tatu Kisaburi faced catastrophic losses as floodwaters engulfed their homes, leaving them with nothing. "We tried to open the door from the inside, but it wouldn't move. Water had already reached the middle of the door. We had to go back inside and climb onto the roof to flee from the disaster," she recounts.

Though they managed to flee unhurt, everything in their house fl...