Lady Whistledown
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Rais Lazarus Chakwera ametangaza idadi ya watu waliofariki kutokana na Kimbunga #Freddy nchini #Malawi imeongezeka na kufikia zaidi ya watu 1,000.
Hakutoa maelezo ni kwa nini idadi ya vifo iliongezeka kwa kasi kutoka kwa makadirio ya zaidi ya watu 500 mnamo Machi 20, japokuwa Mamia ya watu hawakupatikana hadi kufikia mwishoni mwa Mwezi Machi.
#KimbungaFreddy kimeathiri zaidi ya watu Milioni 2 huku zaidi ya 500,000 wakilazimika kuyahama makazi yao
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Cyclone Freddy death toll jumps to over 1,000, Malawi president says.
People cross a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100 km outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander.
Cyclone Freddy left a trail of destruction in its wake after ripping through Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar, first in late February before circling back in March.
The death toll from Cyclone Freddy has risen sharply to more than 1,000 people, Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera said on Wednesday, as the southern African nation continues to recover from one of the deadliest storms to hit the continent in the last two decades.
Cyclone Freddy left a trail of destruction in its wake after ripping through Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar, first in late February before circling back in March.
The storm affected over 2 million people and displaced over half a million as it washed away homes, roads and other infrastructure, Chakwera said.
He did not give an explanation as to why the death toll had jumped from an estimate of more than 500 people on March 20, but hundreds of people were still missing in Malawi in late March.
Freddy developed off the coast of Australia, crossed the entire South Indian Ocean and travelled more than 8,000 km (4,970 miles) before making landfall in Madagascar.
Source: Reuters
Hakutoa maelezo ni kwa nini idadi ya vifo iliongezeka kwa kasi kutoka kwa makadirio ya zaidi ya watu 500 mnamo Machi 20, japokuwa Mamia ya watu hawakupatikana hadi kufikia mwishoni mwa Mwezi Machi.
#KimbungaFreddy kimeathiri zaidi ya watu Milioni 2 huku zaidi ya 500,000 wakilazimika kuyahama makazi yao
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Cyclone Freddy death toll jumps to over 1,000, Malawi president says.
People cross a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100 km outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander.
Cyclone Freddy left a trail of destruction in its wake after ripping through Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar, first in late February before circling back in March.
The death toll from Cyclone Freddy has risen sharply to more than 1,000 people, Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera said on Wednesday, as the southern African nation continues to recover from one of the deadliest storms to hit the continent in the last two decades.
Cyclone Freddy left a trail of destruction in its wake after ripping through Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar, first in late February before circling back in March.
The storm affected over 2 million people and displaced over half a million as it washed away homes, roads and other infrastructure, Chakwera said.
He did not give an explanation as to why the death toll had jumped from an estimate of more than 500 people on March 20, but hundreds of people were still missing in Malawi in late March.
Freddy developed off the coast of Australia, crossed the entire South Indian Ocean and travelled more than 8,000 km (4,970 miles) before making landfall in Madagascar.
Source: Reuters
