Victims of the disastrous Mount Hanang avalanche which destroyed several villages and parts of Katesh Township in the Hanang District of Manyara Region have been presented with new houses.
The construction of the houses for the landslide victims was implemented through humanitarian efforts of the Red Cross and the National Service army of Tanzania (JKT).
A total of 109 newly built housing units were handed to the surviving family members who were affected by the December 2023 massive landslide which killed hundreds of people in Northern Tanzania.
It is being reported that the units will shelter families of 700 people.
Following the December 2023 disaster, many of the avalanche victims had to be housed in school classrooms, religious houses and makeshift tents, while others stayed with their relatives elsewhere.
The mudslide was among the worst natural disasters to ever occur in the East African region.
The new houses for the landslide victims have been officially handed to the beneficiaries in Hanang, by the Tanzanian Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa.
Many people were reported lost following the mudslide phenomenon but at least 500 members of households have been so far reunited with their families after the confusion which reigned after the incident.
More than 3000 other surviving victims of the Mount Hanang Landslide have also been provided with physical and mental health service support by the local social welfare officials.
Humanitarian support from various institutions, organizations and individuals were also kept flowing to the more than 6000 needy persons.
The Social Welfare and Medical officers from all over the country have been setting up camp in Katesh Township of Hanang to attend to the District residents who were injured and suffered massive losses during the massive landslide which buried a number of households in the precinct.
The experts were providing Intensive Mental Health Psychotherapy Support among the people who suffered most from the trauma experienced during the natural disaster.