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South Asia floods kill 1,200 and shut 1.8 million children out of school

Hundreds dead in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, while millions have been forced from their homes and 18,000 schools shut down across the region Haroon Siddique and agencies Heavy monsoon rains have brought Mumbai to a halt for a second day as the worst floods to strike south Asia in years continued to exact a deadly toll. More than 1,200 people have died across India, Bangladesh and Nepal as a result of flooding, with 40 million affected by the devastation. At least six people, including two toddlers, were among the victims in and around India’s financial capital. The devastating floods have also destroyed or damaged 18,000 schools, meaning that about 1.8 million children cannot go to classes, Save the Children warned on Thursday. The charity said that hundreds of thousands of children could fall permanently out of the school system if education was not prioritised in relief efforts. “We haven’t seen flooding on this scale in years and it’s putting the...

KAMPUNI YA ITEL TANZANIA YAMWAGA VIFAA MBALIMBALI VYA MASOMO SHULE YA MSINGI UHURU ARUSHA

Meneja masoko Kanda ya kaskazini; Noel Mgasa akizngumza wakati wa utoaji vifaa vya masomo pamoja na bidhaa za mahitaji ya msingi kwa wanafunzi 76 wenye mahitaji maalum katika shule ya msingi Uhuru jijini Arusha. Kampuni ya simu za mkononi ya itel kwa kushirikiana na balozi wake Irene Uwoya, imetoa Msaada wa vifaa vya masomo pamoja na bidhaa za mahitaji ya msingi kwa wanafunzi 76 wenye mahitaji maalum katika shule ya msingi Uhuru jijini Arusha. Afisa hABARI WA itel Fernando Wolle Akizungumza katika hafla hiyo Akikabidhi vifaa hivyo mwishoni mwa wiki balozi wa itel Irene Uwoya alisema jamii inapaswa kufahamu kuwa wapo wahitaji ambao wanataakiw kukumbukwa na jamii yao iliyowazunguka. “Napenda kuwaasa Watanzania wenzangu kwamba kuna watu wanahitaji elimu lakini kuna vitu wanakosa vya kuwasaidia wapate hiyo elimu, suala la msingi ni kujitahidi mahali sahihi pa kupeleka msaada huo, sisi kama itel, tumeona ni vyema tuanze kuleta hapa lshule ya Uhuru lakini tutaende...