Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has appealed for international assistance as the country deals with the deadly impact of Cyclone Freddy amid an already devastating cholera outbreak. | CdeLENIN
According to reports on Tuesday morning, the Cyclone Freddy death toll in Mozambique and Malawi has surpassed 100. Sixteen people are still missing.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , aid agencies anticipated the destruction caused by Cyclone Freddy.Relief items were stockpiled ahead of the storm's arrival and communities were sensitised in advance about the possible impacts of the cyclone. The impact of the cyclone in Mozambique was greater than the impact in Malawi. Its initial landfall was in the coastal country more than a week ago.
A collapsed road caused by flooding as a result of heavy rains following Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi.The media in Mozambique reported that schools were closed in areas such as Tete province in anticipation of the deadly impact of the cyclone.
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