"The toll has climbed from 11 people dead to 13 and from 192 injured to 203," said Deodatus Kinawilo, District Commissioner for Bukoba, the town close to the epicentre of the quake. "For now, the situation is calm and under control," said Kinawilo, who was reached by telephone. "My brother was driving around town, suddenly he heard the ground shaking and people starting running around and buildings collapsing," he said.The quake rattled the entire province of Kagera. "It’s safe in Dar but we are still worried about the safety of our family," the AFP correspondent added. ""Emergency operations are poor and the government isn’t saying anything," he said.The earthquake was felt as far away as Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Kenya, the US Geological Survey said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 10, 2016 21:45 UTC