Cyclone Freddy, packing powerful winds and torrential rain, killed more than 100 people in Malawi and Mozambique on its return to southern Africa's mainland, authorities said Monday.
Freddy, on track to become the longest-lasting storm 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.
"The people are overwhelmed. The situation is very difficult," said ambulance driver Honest Chirwa, adding rescuers lacked adequate equipment.The impact of the cyclone has piled more woes on a country grappling with the deadliest cholera outbreak in its history, which has killed over 1 600 people since last year.
The government was responding to the crisis while appealing for local and international aid for affected families, his office said. The Mozambique National Institute for Disaster Management said the fallout from the storm's second landfall in the country was worse than expected.National carrier Malawi Airlines said all flights to Blantyre have been cancelled until further notice after an inbound plane ran into the bad weather and was forced back to the capital Lilongwe.
According to the UN's World Meteorological Organisation, Freddy, which formed off north-western Australia in the first week of February, was set to become the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record.
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