Category: Freddy

Survivors in Shock as Cyclone Freddy Toll Passes 300 in Malawi, Mozambique

March 16, 2023
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BLANTYRE—The last thing Lukia Akimu remembers is the surge of floodwater that hit her village near Mount Soche earlier this week when Tropical Cyclone Freddy tore through southern Malawi. The next thing she knew, she woke up in the hospital, her head wrapped in bandages and her neck in a brace. “I saw a lot…

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Malawi, Mozambique Race to Rescue Survivors as Cyclone Toll Rises Above 270

March 15, 2023
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BLANTYRE/MAPUTO—Malawi and Mozambique were racing to rescue survivors from Tropical Cyclone Freddy on Wednesday as the death toll rose above 270 from one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere. Freddy tore through southern Africa for the second time in a month over the weekend and was still causing heavy rain on…

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Hundreds Dead as Cyclone Freddy Wrecks Malawi, Mozambique

March 14, 2023
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BLANTYRE, Malawi—The devastating Tropical Cyclone Freddy which has ripped through southern Africa in a rare second landfall has killed at least 219 people in Malawi and Mozambique since Saturday night, with the death toll expected to rise. Heavy rains that triggered floods and mudslides have killed 199 people in Malawi, authorities said Tuesday. President Lazarus…

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Mozambicans Seek Shelter as Storm Freddy Makes Landfall

February 24, 2023
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MAPUTO—Mozambicans took shelter on Friday as tropical storm Freddy made landfall in a small coastal town, with heavy rain expected to batter the country’s southern provinces for several days. French weather forecaster Meteo France, which has a cyclone-monitoring station on the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, said Freddy hit the coast near the tourist…

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Weakened Cyclone Freddy Batters Madagascar, Killing 4

February 22, 2023
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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar—A weakened Cyclone Freddy which pummeled Madagascar Tuesday night with heavy rains and strong destructive winds, killing four people, is continuing to wreak havoc in the southwest of the Indian Ocean nation. Freddy battered the western city of Mananjary and left 16,660 people displaced and damaged nearly 5,000 homes in the country, according to…

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