Cyclone Freddy leaves half a million displaced in Malawi, says UN

Cyclone Freddy dumped six months' worth of rainfall on southern Malawi in six days, with floods and mudslides sweeping away homes, roads and bridges in a record-breaking deluge.

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An excavator digs to search for survivors after mudslide which occurred due to heavy rains resulting from cyclone Freddy at Manje informal settlement in Blantyre, southern Malawi, on March 16, 2023.
By NewVision Reporter
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The deadly cyclone that lashed Malawi last week has displaced more than half a million people in the country, the UN said Tuesday as it warned of soaring humanitarian needs.

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