More than 60 bodies were found during the day in southern Malawi where heavy downpours triggered flooding, according to the Red Cross.
"Sixty-six people have died in Malawi, 93 injured and 16 people are missing due to Tropical Cyclone Freddy," tweeted the humanitarian organisation, which is helping with search and rescue operations.Cyclone Freddy kills 15 in Malawi, Mozambique: authorities
Freddy, a major cyclone on track to become the longest-lasting on record, barrelled through southern Africa at the weekend for the second time within a few weeks, making a comeback after a first hit in late February. National carrier Malawi Airlines said all flights to Blantyre have been cancelled until further notice after an inbound plane ran into the bad weather mid-flight and was forced back to the capital Lilongwe.
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