Tropical cyclone Freddy hit the coast of southern Africa for a second time over the weekend, bringing its total death toll to more than 220 people in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar.
Some estimates show that Freddy has since broken that record, with 86 ACE compared to Ioke's 85 ACE.Freddy may have broken the record for longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization.Freddy first developed on Feb. 6 and made its second landfall on the coast of Mozambique on March 11, 34 days later.
Freddy had seven separate cycles of rapid intensification, according to satellite estimates, said the World Meteorological Organization. The previous record was four, which was reached by several hurricanes. It then looped back and hit the coast of Mozambique again two weeks later, before moving inland to Malawi.
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