Tanzania, April 1 -- Mbeya.A 55-year-old man, Hamis Kalyembe of Lupepo, Rungwe District, is reported to have committed suicide after losing three grandchildren in a landslide caused by heavy rains. Two other children died in separate incidents.

The rain, which fell on the night of 25 March, killed more than 20 people and injured several others, leaving many residents homeless after their houses were destroyed.

In one family, four people-including a father, mother, child, and grandchild-were killed, while other families lost three children each.

Speaking about the incident, Kalyembe's son, Israel Kajise, said his father returned home after hearing of the deaths and drank poison made from dried leaves, known locally as "parakwata."

"He ...