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Malawians search for relatives buried under the mud as death toll jumps

Members of the Malawian Army and locals help the community to recover bodies of victims in Chimwankhunda township in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Blantyre, Malawi Reuters In Malawi, where floods swept away entire villages this month after a storm tore through its southern districts, police officers and soldiers on Friday dug for victims buried under the mud and rocks as the death toll rose sharply. The storm has pounded the southern African country as tropical Cyclone Freddy swept […]

Survivors in shock as Cyclone Freddy toll passes 400 in Malawi, Mozambique

A drone image of Mtauchira village show the destruction caused by a mudslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Blantyre, Malawi Reuters The last thing Lukia Akimu remembers is the surge of floodwater that hit her village near Mount Soche this week when Tropical Cyclone Freddy tore through southern Malawi.  The next thing she knew, she woke up in hospital, her head wrapped in bandages and her neck in a brace. “I saw a […]

Malawi buries cyclone victims as death toll rises further

Locals in the Chiradzulu district look at the damage on a road after mudslides and rockfalls in the area caused by the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 15, 2023

Blantyre, Malawi/Maputo, Mozambique Reuters Malawian families gathered on Wednesday to remember and bury the victims of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, with the President Lazarus Chakwera calling on the international community for support as the toll rose further. Freddy tore through southern Africa for the second time in a month over the weekend and was still causing […]

Despair in Malawi as cyclone Freddy destroys homes and lives

A man walks away from buildings damaged by Cyclone Freddy in Chilobwe, Blantyre, Malawi, March 13, 2023.

Blantyre, Malawi Reuters Residents of Blantyre’s Chilobwe township, one of the areas worst-hit by tropical cyclone Freddy, were woken in the early hours by the roaring sound of mud and water as Malawi was battered by the storm taking a second shot at southern Africa. By Tuesday afternoon authorities had counted 190 people dead in […]

Cyclone Freddy kills 190 in Malawi as rain complicates rescue efforts

Men dig in search of survivors and victims in the mud and debris left by Cyclone Freddy in Chilobwe, Blantyre, Malawi, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara.

Blantyre, Malawi Reuters Cyclone Freddy, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, has killed 190 people in Malawi after ripping through southern Africa for the second time in a month, Malawi’s government said on Tuesday. The district around the commercial hub of Blantyre was among the hardest-hit. Severe flooding and […]

Storm Freddy kills more than 100 on return to Mozambique, Malawi

People look at the damage caused by Cyclone Freddy in Chilobwe, Blantyre, Malawi, March 13, 2023.

Blantyre, Malawi/Maputo, Mozambique Reuters Mozambique and Malawi on Monday were counting the cost of Tropical Storm Freddy, which killed more than 100 people, injured scores and left a trail of destruction as it ripped through southern Africa for the second time in a month over the weekend. Freddy is one of the strongest storms ever […]

Malawi delays reopening schools as cholera cases surge

Malawi Blantyre cholera

Blantyre, Malawi Reuters Malawi has delayed the opening of public schools in the southern African country’s two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the health minister said Monday, to try to slow down a surge in cholera deaths. The total number of cases and deaths has accelerated to 17,824 and 595 respectively since cases were […]

Malawi cholera death toll crosses 400 as outbreak spreads

Malawi Blantyre Ndirande Health Centre

Lilongwe, Malawi Reuters The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has jumped to over 400, Health Minister Khumbize Chiponda said on Thursday, appealing to people in the worst-hit areas to get vaccinated. The total number of cases and deaths has accelerated to 13,837 and 410 respectively since cases were first reported in March, […]