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Tropical Cyclone Freddy is losing strength after it ripped through southern Malawi, killing at least 225 people, but the resulting devastation has left ...

the impact in terms of damage and the impact on people’s lives has been more substantial,” he said. A number of places are flooding and a number of roads and bridges are cut. She has been left with only a sheet to cover herself and her children from the windy and cold nights. “My brother and his two children were asleep when the water came. “I don’t know what to do now.” I’ve been supporting the children from the little that I have,” she added.

The intensity released by Cyclone Freddy's accumulated energy is the equivalent of an average full North Atlantic hurricane season.

Tropical cyclones — also called hurricanes or typhoons in other regions — are a typical occurrence in the southern hemisphere, usually between November and April. 6 when it was still just a few hundred kilometers off the northwest coast of Australia, has proved more lasting. Freddy’s accumulated energy — an index used to measure the At least 255 people died and 88,312 others have been forced to flee their homes, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs said Wednesday in an emailed statement. The nation’s meteorological agency warned of continuing heavy rain through Thursday in areas that are already flooded. [energy](https://time.com/6218075/hurricane-ian-climate-change-impact/) released by tropical cyclones — is the equivalent of an average full [North Atlantic hurricane season](https://time.com/6218275/strongest-hurricanes-us-map/), according to the [World Meteorological Organization](https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/tropical-cyclone-freddy-may-set-new-record).

Malawi's president appealed Wednesday for global support to tackle "a national tragedy" after Cyclone Freddy pummelled the southeast African nation, ...

"My best friend, her brother, sister and mother, went with the mudslide and their bodies have not been found. "We feel abandoned," said Fadila Njolomole, 19. You can't even mourn." Chakwera said Freddy was the third storm to "assault" Malawi in 13 months, calling it "a testament to the realities of climate change". After visiting some of the affected areas, he said the damage and the plight of the victims were "far worse than the images and footage we have been seeing". The storm returned to the African coast at the weekend for a second time in less than three weeks, leaving a trail of death and destruction, but it had largely spared Malawi the first time around.

Cyclone Freddy, which has twice smashed into the African coast after traversing the Indian Ocean, may be enshrined in the history books as the longest ever ...

longevity," she said. "Tropical Cyclone Freddy is exceptional mainly due to the fact that it has lasted longer than any other in historical records," says Melissa Lazenby, a lecturer in climate change at the University of Sussex in southern England. The storm began to brew in early February in the southeastern Indian Ocean off northern Australia, whose weather service gave it the designation of Freddy on February 6.

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 ...

The current record is held by a 31-day hurricane in 1994. Many of the dead were killed by mudslides in hilly Blantyre, Malawi’s second-biggest city. Bodies were still being brought out from the devastation. Freddy appears to have broken the world record for the most bouts of rapid intensification, defined as an increase in wind speed of 80km (35 miles) per hour in a period of 24 hours. Freddy holds the record for most accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) – a measure based on a storm’s wind strength over its lifetime – of any storm in the southern hemisphere and possibly worldwide. 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.

After killing hundreds and displacing thousands as it barrelled through Mozambique and Malawi, twice, Cyclone Freddy dissipates over land, although flooding ...

Freddy was initially projected to exit back to the sea on Wednesday but has since waned and is no longer classed as a tropical cyclone, the United Nations' weather monitoring centre in Réunion said. they're just lacking everything, even protection." Cyclone Freddy has caused destruction in southern Africa since late February, pummelling Mozambique as well as the islands of Madagascar and Réunion last month. Another 88,000 people have been displaced. Malawi — which has been battling a cholera outbreak — is at risk of a resurgence of the disease, Mr Botelho said, "especially since the vaccine coverage in Blantyre is very poor". - Freddy was initially projected to exit back to the sea but has since waned and is no longer classed as a tropical cyclone

Malawian families have gathered to bury the victims of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, with President Lazarus Chakwera calling on...

"Our priority now, as we take stock to what really occurred, is to search and rescue people in most devastated areas. Heavy rain has continued to batter the Mozambican port of Quelimane and surrounding areas. Malawi's disaster management department said the death toll from the storm's second hit had risen to 225, from 190, with 707 people injured and 41 missing.

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has assured people displaced by Cyclone Freddy that they will get the assistance they need.

Biggins said USAID has staff on the ground coordinating closely with the Emergency Operations Center in Blantyre to determine how the U.S. "USAID has also initiated the process of swiftly allocating additional, lifesaving resources to provide essential humanitarian assistance to include blankets, buckets, tarps, chlorine tablets to ensure clean water, mosquito nets and more.” government, through various agencies, is responding immediately to the crisis, said Namita Biggins, the public affairs officer at the U.S. The president also attended a mass funeral for the storm's victims. "Because if we try to follow financial approval procedures, we will put lives of the victims at risk.” The record tropical cyclone has killed more than 200 people in Malawi and scores more in neighboring Mozambique.

Malawian families have gathered to bury the victims of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, with President Lazarus Chakwera calling on...

"Our priority now, as we take stock to what really occurred, is to search and rescue people in most devastated areas. Heavy rain has continued to batter the Mozambican port of Quelimane and surrounding areas. Malawi's disaster management department said the death toll from the storm's second hit had risen to 225, from 190, with 707 people injured and 41 missing.

Cyclone Freddy has killed more than 270 people in southern Africa since it first made landfall last month, making it one of the deadliest storms to hit the ...

[130 people](https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/madagascar-cyclone-eline-and-gloria-ocha-situation-report-no-6), according to the U.N. At the time it was the most intense cyclone to have hit the country in a decade, and caused more than 200,000 people to lose their homes. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. It caused massive destruction that displaced hundreds of nomads and wiped out about 1 million livestock. Cyclone Freddy has killed more than 270 people, mostly in Malawi but also in Mozambique and Madagascar. In many cases the real toll could be higher because of deaths that went uncounted or were not officially recorded.

Monitors say Cyclone Freddy has dissipated after killing hundreds of people in Mozambique and Malawi but flooding still threatens both countries.

“Freddy is quite an exceptional weather phenomenon," Anne-Claire Fontan, a tropical cyclone scientific officer at the World Meteorological Organization told The Associated Press. Scientists say climate change caused by mostly industrialized nations pumping greenhouse gases into the air has worsened cyclone activity, making them more intense and more frequent. “There are many casualties — either wounded, missing, or dead and the numbers will only increase in the coming days," said Guilherme Botelho, the emergency project coordinator in Blantyre for Doctors Without Borders. The cyclone has killed at least 225 people in Malawi's southern region including Blantyre, the country's financial hub, according to local authorities. In neighboring Mozambique, officials say at least 20 people have died since the storm made landfall in the port town of Quelimane on Saturday night. Freddy accumulated more energy over its journey across the Indian Ocean than an entire U.S.

The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy has passed 300 people, with authorities in Mozambique taking several days to assess the extent of the damage and ...

The storm killed about 27 people in Madagascar and Mozambique before lashing Mozambique a second time. The toll is expected to continue to rise, said U.N. It is one of the

BLANTYRE, Malawi — (AP) — After four days of destructive wind and rain, local communities and relief workers are now confronting the aftermath of Cyclone ...

The [recently-ended La Nina](https://apnews.com/article/la-nina-severe-weather-noaa-hurricanes-3a3be03c7d445f3fb4c4ec240589346b) that impacts weather worldwide also increased cyclone activity in the region in recent years. Freddy first developed near Australia in early February and traveled across the entire southern Indian Ocean before it bounced around the Mozambique Channel. "This is a huge concern.” At least 225 people have been killed in southern Malawi, including within the financial capital of Blantyre, officials said. Around 88,000 people are still displaced and parts of the region remain inaccessible. In Mozambique, authorities said at least 53 were killed since late Saturday, with 50,000 more still displaced.

The death toll after Cyclone Freddy is rising, even as hundreds remain missing and rescue services are slow to come.

“We don’t even know what people are going to eat for lunch today or supper,” Yusuf Nthenda, member of parliament for Mulanje West, said. The storm tore through Southern Africa over the weekend for a second time after first making landfall in late February. Malawi has reported 225 dead so far, with hundreds more injured and some still missing.

Deputy Public Service Commissioner Ms Heather Baggott has announced the appointment of Ms Katrina Casey to the position of Chief Executive, ...

Concurrently, since October last year, Ms Casey has been the Deputy Chief Executive leading the COVID-19 Group, and the transition of its function to other agencies. The unit is working alongside the Cyclone Recovery Taskforce to support the recovery of affected regions, and will be responsible for leading and coordinating the Government’s recovery work programme. Since June 2021, Ms Casey has been Executive Director of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Implementation Unit.

In interview with Al Jazeera, Lazarus Chakwera calls for international help as death toll from Cyclone Freddy tops 300.

“Let the world come in and help Malawi because we cannot afford to be going backwards instead of forward in terms of all the provisions that Malawians need.” We are trying to do the best we can to pull ourselves by [our] bootstraps.” “We need immediate help,” he told Al Jazeera on Thursday from outside a camp in Blantyre, Malawi’s commercial capital and one of the areas hardest hit.

Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi said Wednesday the death toll in the country from Cyclone Freddy has jumped to 53, with nearly 50,000 people displaced by ...

He said the city of Quelimane was the worst affected by Cyclone Freddy, with 50,000 people displaced from destroyed and damaged homes to more than 130 centers with temporary shelters. More than 1,500 classrooms and 52 clinics were destroyed in Zambezia province, according to Nyusi. Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi said Wednesday the death toll in the country from Cyclone Freddy has jumped to 53, with nearly 50,000 people displaced by the record-breaking storm, which killed at least 225 in neighboring Malawi.

Cyclone Freddy has put the spotlight back on the threat to southern Africa from more powerful storms and intense rains linked to climate change. The tropical ...

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The cessation of heavy rain has allowed communities to hold burial ceremonies after cyclone Freddy struck the African coast twice, breaking the unofficial ...

Freddy is one of the longest-lasting tropical cyclones ever recorded, lasting at least 34 days. "It was very difficult for people to really understand what was going on prior to this storm. Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera visited Queen Elizabeth hospital on Thursday and prayed with flood victims. There are lots of communities stranded," Paulo Tomas, spokesperson for Mozambique's disaster relief agency, said. Then I do not know what happened. Tropical Cyclone Freddy has killed more than 400 people in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar since it first made landfall in Africa in late February and circled back to hit the region for a second time over the weekend.

Malawian families have gathered to bury the victims of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, with President Lazarus Chakwera calling on...

"Our priority now, as we take stock to what really occurred, is to search and rescue people in most devastated areas. Heavy rain has continued to batter the Mozambican port of Quelimane and surrounding areas. Malawi's disaster management department said the death toll from the storm's second hit had risen to 225, from 190, with 707 people injured and 41 missing.

Malawi defense force soldiers work with community members to recover bodies of victims of landslides after heavy rains from Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, ...

It swept over the island nation, crossed the Mozambique Channel and initially hit Mozambique February 24. space agency NASA said Freddy has set the record for the highest accumulated cyclone energy – or ACE – of any southern hemisphere storm in history. Malawi’s disaster management agency said Thursday at least 326 people died as the result of flooding and landslides generated by the storm.