On Thursday, police said those missing would be presumed dead upon completion of rescue operations, which were still ongoing in some areas.
LILONGWE - The death toll from Cyclone Freddy in Malawi is slated to surpass 1,200 after authorities said Thursday hundreds of missing people would be declared dead as hopes of finding survivors fade.
"When we are done with the process, then it will be the appropriate time for us to declare that the missing are presumed dead.""Looking at the number of days that have gone by, the possibilities of finding anyone alive are slim," disaster management commissioner Charles Kalemba said on Wednesday. Cyclone Freddy first struck southern Africa in late February, hitting Madagascar and Mozambique, leaving Malawi unscathed.
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