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Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi rises to nearly 100
A general view of a collapsed road caused by flooding waters due to heavy rains following cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, on March 13, 2023.
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Nearly 100 people have died in Malawi's southern districts after Cyclone Freddy made a rare return to southern Africa with torrential rains that triggered flooding, the country's disaster agency said Monday.
"The death toll, including in other districts that have been hit in the southern region, has risen to 99... but we expect the number to rise," Charles Kalemba, a commissioner at the Department of Disaster Management Affairs, told a press conference.
