The corrupt and visionless leaders in a region in northeast Tanzania sold plots to people to build houses within a basin, which has been known to be prone to flooding since the colonial era. Due to the population expansion and the rise of high demand of urban land, the human settlements in the area expanded rapidly from 2010. In addition, the impacts of climate change brought heavy rainfall since November 2023 bringing daily flooding. The government turned a blind eye even though its citizens were suffering from the loss of homes, clothes, food, fresh and clean water, electricity, and roads. 

In the last few weeks, the flooding intensified and over 3,000 people lost their homes. The most affected are women, older people, both primary and secondary students, poor people, disabled people, and some Progressive Labor Party (PLP) comrades who lived there. Over 79 houses were totally demolished by the water that turned the basin into a temporary lake. None of these people were given food or any other social services by the government; however, a local government official donated 200 bags of maize to 1,067 people, less than half of those affected.

More flooding is expected in the coming weeks. Worse impacts may include eruption of waterborne diseases such as cholera due to improper dumping of sewage and destroyed toilets. The situation is likely to pose social miseries to the entire town.   The PLP members from other areas have visited this area and are organizing the donation of clothes and food. We ask comrades from other countries around the world to join hands with us in international solidarity with money for food, clothes, and rent, etc.

Let us fight injustice, inequality, and capitalist exploitation of our working-class brothers and sisters. Communist revolution will be the turning point of getting rid of all the burdens of the capitalist system. “Let us shout as an international working class”. When we stand together, fight together, we win together and enjoy a happy life as one global working class.