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Several killed by earthquake in Tanzania

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Several people were killed when an earthquake measuring 5.7 hit northwest Tanzania on Saturday, President John Magufuli's office said, with a local newspaper putting the death toll at 10. The President's Office said in a statement several people had died, but gave no toll.

 

The quake struck at 12:27 GMT, 43 km (27 miles) from Bukoba, a city on the western shore of Lake Victoria, at a depth of 10 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

 

The privately owned Mwananchi newspaper tweeted that the quake had killed at least 10 people and injured at least 100 in Bukoba, quoting a local police commander.

 

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