Tanzania, Sept. 11 -- Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam and Upcountry. With about 20 days left before the onset of rains forecast to be associated with El Nino, the Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) says the threat remains high, while residents in flood-prone areas say their fears are growing because they have nowhere safe to relocate.

TMA says the rains are expected to begin in the last week of September in areas around Lake Victoria, including Kagera, Geita, Mwanza, Shinyanga and Mara.

According to the forecast, the rains are expected to reach the Coast and north-eastern highlands from the first week of October. These areas include Arusha, Manyara, Kilimanjaro, Tanga, Coast Region, Dar es Salaam, northern Morogoro, northern Kigoma and Zan...