{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_a5dpzwylt6qw3dneflua","title":"Ruvuma households stock up food as El Niño, Ebola alerts rise","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/ruvuma-households-stock-up-food-as-el-nino-ebola-alerts-rise-a5dpzwylt6","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_a5dpzwylt6qw3dneflua","seq":387444,"kind":"article","title":"Ruvuma households stock up food as El Niño, Ebola alerts rise","url":"https://www.therespondents.co.tz/2026/09/ruvuma-households-stock-up-food-as-el.html","summary":"By Atley Kuni Some households in Ruvuma Region have started stocking up on food and stepping up preparations for possible disruptions from heavy El Niño rains and disease outbreaks, including Ebola, following increased public awareness campaigns. The early response has been reported in several councils as government teams assess community preparedness and strengthen Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) systems ahead of potential emergencies. Madaba District…","published":"2026-09-28T08:34:20Z","seen":"2026-09-28T09:22:19Z","lang":"sw","country":"TZ","source":{"id":"kite-therespondents-co-tz-35e573","name":"therespondents.co.tz","domain":"therespondents.co.tz"},"via":"kite-therespondents-co-tz-35e573","topics":["2026","health","local news"],"authors":["THE RESPONDENT ONLINE"],"entities":[{"id":"Q139068","name":"1427 Ruvuma","type":"place"},{"id":"Q3720957","name":"El Niño","type":"event"},{"id":"Q122373223","name":"EBOLA","type":"event"}],"image":"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav5AuN8IY1k_9WGUtCm0LwcBSf3t-hmaBjmJJ2yc9oCmBQxode1OhIYDOve3Puf91xlbT5ArvtFKfQLjBcLxKYalcO16QY5oIg3vg5lkGP1jXswAFY-J6Pdm0SQxkREgZI0J7EffGLKtoYihf5LkrMagg1Ab4AhXo3u3L9z8QJKFHyB_AkUp5SMp1SKM/s72-c/7ada19ce-44ea-4f27-9abb-4cb60006e1c5.jpg","story":"st_a5dpzwylt6qw3dneflua","category":"health","category_p":0.25,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.27000001072883606,"political":0.1599999964237213}]}