Traders count their losses as rains ravage roads, markets
Tanzania, April 28 -- Dar/Arusha/Iringa. Traders in several major urban centres in Tanzania are counting their losses after heavy rains rendered some key markets virtually inaccessible.
The hardest-hit regions include Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Iringa and Mbeya.
Equally affected were operators of motorcycle taxis, popularly known as bodabodas, following a sharp drop in demand for their services.
The Citizen visited the usually bustling Mabibo market in Dar es Salaam - which is renowned for ripe and unripe bananas, avocados, oranges, mangoes and vegetables - and established that conditions had deteriorated to an extent that it was difficult for traders and shoppers alike to move around.
"The muddy situation makes it quite chal...
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