ARUSHA, Tanzania, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Passengers in northern Tanzania were on Tuesday stranded after heavy rains pounded the area, forcing scores of residents to flee their flooded homes.
John Kalupale, Arusha Regional Manager for Tanzania National Roads Agency (Tanroads), said the downpour brought a lot of destruction on infrastructure.
"A section of Moshi-Arusha highway was washed away, leading to disruption of traffic in the area," Kalupale said, adding that passengers plying Moshi-Arusha and Arusha-Namanga highways were affected with the downpour.
Kalupale said that scores of Arusha residents of had fled their flooded homes to elevated grounds.
According to him, the Arusha - Namanga highway was impassable for hours while a strain of destruction could be seen on a number of roads within the Arusha city's central business district.
The downpour which started after midnight continued non-stop for the better part of the day, leaving passengers and motorists stranded for long hours.
