article_snippet: At least 50 people died and dozens were hurt in heavy rains and floods in Tanzania's northwest, a senior official said Wednesday.
article_snippet: Torrential rains, hail and high winds hit Kahama district in Shinyanga region late on Tuesday, injuring at least 82 people. '
article_snippet: At least 50 people are now confirmed dead,' Shinyanga's regional commissioner, Ally Rufunga said. '
article_snippet: More bodies of victims believed to have been swept by floods were found in the area and others died in hospital while receiving treatment,' Ally Rufunga said, updating a previous death toll of 38.
article_snippet: Officials said an estimated 3,500 people in Shinyanga region, a poor farming area south of Lake Victoria and near the Serengeti game reserve, had been affected by the flooding. '