Rescuers scramble to find survivors in cyclone-hit Malawi


People move to safer ground in Blantyre following heavy rains caused by Cyclone Freddy. – AFP pic, March 15, 2023.

RESCUERS scrambled today to reach survivors in Malawi’s battered city of Blantyre, after Cyclone Freddy struck southern Africa for a second time, triggering floods and landslides that have killed more than 200 people. 

Weather conditions were expected to improve as the storm dissipated over land after days of torrential rains, but localised thunderstorms would persist, and flood levels remained high in some areas, hampering emergency efforts.


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