13 January – At least 21 miners are killed and several others are trapped following a collapse at a
gold mine in
Simiyu Region.[2]
10 March – Eight children and one adult on
Zanzibar die from
chelonitoxism after consuming
sea turtle meat, a local delicacy. Another 78 people are hospitalized.[3]
25 April – Floods and landslides kill at least 155 people nationwide.[4]
23 May – Eleven people are killed in an explosion at a sugar factory in
Morogoro Region.[5]