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Malawi’s response to Cyclone Freddy offers lessons in managing disasters: first up, don’t leave people in the lurch

Malawi is one of the most disaster-prone countries in Africa. In the past 15 years it has experienced 16 floods, one rainfall-related landslide, five storm-related disasters, and two severe droughts.

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Manchester student caught up in deadly cyclone in Malawi tells of destruction as she helps provide aid

Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless after Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique and Malawi last month

Manchester Evening News

Cyclone Freddy death toll jumps to over 1,000, Malawi president says

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.

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Are storms getting more powerful and dangerous?

From Malawi to Mississippi, deadly cyclones are ravaging the planet. But scientists warn they could get even scarier.

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Mozambique works to contain cholera outbreak after cyclone

Weeks after massive Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique for a second time, the still-flooded country is facing a spiraling cholera outbreak that threatens to add to the devastation

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Deadly cyclone 'Freddy' may be the longest-lived and most energetic storm ever recorded

Cyclone Freddy, which is finally dissipating after battering Southeast Africa, has crossed the entire Indian Ocean and made landfall three separate times.

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A week on, brutal Cyclone Freddy still taxes southern Africa

Over a week on from Cyclone Freddy’s second and more devastating landfall in Malawi and Mozambique and nearly a month since it battered Madagascar, the effects are still being felt as locals, officials and aid workers continue to uncover the full extent of the cyclone’s destruction

The Independent UK

Cyclone Freddy teaches deadly lessons on storm warnings, city sprawl

By Frank Phiri, Manuel Mucari and Carien du Plessis

Reuters

Malawi president declares half of country damaged by cyclone

Lazarus Chakwera blames global heating for hundreds of deaths and asks for aid to address ‘vast’ structural devastation and long-term climate mitigation

The Guardian - UK

Cyclone Freddy death toll in southeast Africa surpasses 500

World Meteorological Organization says Cyclone Freddy, which started in February, is likely the longest-ever.

Al Jazeera

Cyclone Freddy shattered records. People lost everything. How does the healing begin?

The countries hit by this unprecedented storm now must help survivors who may have lost nearly everything. We talk to an aid worker on the ground in Mozambique for insights.

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Malawians fear storm Freddy could make deadliest cholera outbreak worse

Despite her fears, Fyness Afiki joined other women drawing dirty water from a well in Malawi's second-biggest city Blantyre, which is still reeling from the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Freddy.

Reuters

Death toll in Malawi climbs as citizens clean up after cyclone Freddy

The death toll in Malawi from Cyclone Freddy has risen to 326, the country's president said late Thursday, bringing the total number of victims across southern Africa to more than 400 since February.

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The Independent UK

Death toll rises, locals pick up pieces after Cyclone Freddy

Authorities are still getting to grips with the scale of Cyclone Freddy’s destruction in Malawi and Mozambique since late Saturday, with over 370 people confirmed dead and several hundreds still displaced or missing

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Cyclone Freddy was the most energetic storm on record. Is it a harbinger of things to come?

On February 4, a storm off the north-west coast of Australia was named Cyclone Freddy. It rapidly strengthened and headed west across the Indian Ocean, eventually causing devastation in eastern Africa. Hundreds of people died, tens of thousands more were displaced, national energy grids were crippled, flash flooding was widespread…

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Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy kills more than 250 as destructive winds wash away homes

Cyclone Freddy, a record breaking storm, has killed more than 250 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malawi and Mozambique causing widespread devastation across Africa

The Independent UK

After Cyclone Freddy, flood risk lingers for southern Africa

After four days of destructive wind and rain, local communities and relief workers are now dealing with the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy which has killed more than 250 people and displaced tens of thousands of others across Malawi and Mozambique and may still cause further damage

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Al Jazeera

More than 220 killed by record-breaking Cyclone Freddy

Vast majority of deaths occurred in Malawi from the highly unusual storm.

ABC News

Tropical Cyclone Freddy kills at least 246 in Malawi, Mozambique as it hits south-east Africa for second time

Tropical Cyclone Freddy rips through southern Africa after making landfall for a rare second time, killing at least 246 people in Malawi and Mozambique.

Radio France Internationale

Malawi and Mozambique search for survivors after killer cyclone Freddy

Cyclone Freddy continued to wreak havoc in Malawi and Mozambique on Tuesday, with powerful wind and torrential rain. More than 190 people have been killed in what is shaping up to be the longest-lasting tropical storm on record, authorities said Monday.

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Deadly Cyclone Freddy Likely To Go Down As A Record-setting Storm In Multiple Ways

Long-lasting Tropical Storm Freddy's deadly journey is nearly finished after the storm made its third and final landfall.

France 24

Cyclone Freddy could be longest-lasting storm on record

Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi are counting the cost of Cyclone Freddy, which ripped through their region for the second time in a month over the weekend, leaving at least 70 people dead. Freddy is one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, and could be the longest-lasting…

The Independent UK

At least 44 dead as Cyclone Freddy pounds Malawi, Mozambique

An unrelenting Cyclone Freddy that is currently battering southern Africa has killed at least 44 people in Mozambique and Malawi since it struck the continent for a second time on Saturday night, authorities in both countries have confirmed

The New Daily

Storm Freddy triggers floods and landslides in Malawi, killing 11

At least 11 people have died and 16 are missing around Malawi's city of Blantyre after tropical storm Freddy triggered floods and landslides.

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