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Malawi says cholera crisis risks worsening after Cyclone Freddy
Men load dead bodies into an ambulance during a joint search and rescue operation to recover bodies of victims of the mudslide at Manje informal settlement up on the slopes of Soche Hill in Blantyre, Malawi, on March 17, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
What you need to know:
- The cholera outbreak, which began last year, infected more than 30,600 people and claimed more than 1,700 deaths.
- The country was already battling its deadliest cholera outbreak on record when the storm landed last week, causing mudslides and flooding, killing 476 and displacing nearly half a million.
Blantyre,
Malawi faces increased risk of a surge in cholera cases following the devastation caused by Cyclone Freddy that has destroyed water systems and toilets, the health ministry has warned.
