Death toll from Tanzania landslides rises to 68

A vehicle stuck in a pool of mud. PHOTO | NMG

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The death toll from landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in northern Tanzania climbed to 68 on Monday, a regional official said, as rescue workers searched for trapped survivors. 

Torrential downpours at the weekend washed away vehicles and brought down buildings in the hillside town of Katesh, 300 kilometres north of the capital Dodoma.