The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Malawi reached 499 as of Monday evening, from 476 as reported Sunday evening, with the number of displaced people increasing from 490,098 to 508,244, Trend reports citing Xinhua. Search and rescue operations are ongoing, undertaken by the Malawi Defence Force, the Malawi Police Service and the United … Read more
The cumulative death toll from Cyclone Freddy in southern Malawi hit 447 as of 07:00 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) Saturday, while the number of displaced people reached 362,928, Trend reports citing Xinhua. The country’s Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) confirmed the figures in its sixth update Saturday evening, revealing that 918 people have … Read more
Rescue teams continue to look for victims after Cyclone Freddy’s destructive path through Malawi. Source link
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The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Malawi reached 326, said the country’s president in a televised statement on Thursday evening, Trend reports citing Xinhua. The death toll has risen from 225 to 326, and the number of people injured and those still missing have risen to 201 and 796, respectively, said Malawian President … Read more
Mozambique recorded an increase in the number of cholera cases in the last few weeks, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, even as many other African countries reported a decline. The country has received approval for an additional 1.3 million cholera vaccine doses to help control the spread, the agency said, but the shortage … Read more
Tropical Cyclone Freddy has caused devastation in parts of southern Africa, killing at least 219 people in Malawi and Mozambique since Saturday night. Local authorities in Malawi say heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides which have killed 199 people. President Lazarus Chakwera declared a “state of disaster” in the country’s southern region and the now-ravaged … Read more
Recalling how he helped rescue a child, Blantyre resident Aaron Ntambo said: “The child was stuck up to her head in the mud. She was crying for help. Even though the water was very strong, we managed to cross and rescue her. It was very difficult but we managed to pull her out.” Source link
Residents of Blantyre navigated harrowing and muddy conditions from the storm as the death toll continued to rise. Source link
Residents of the southern Malawi township of Chilobwe are searching for survivors following a mudslide, triggered by Cyclone Freddy. The impoverished township has been hit hard by the powerful storm, with rains causing floods and mudslides which swept away homes and buried their inhabitants. At least 99 people have died in the southern African country, … Read more