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Factbox-Cyclone Freddy among Africa's deadliest storms

FILE PHOTO: Satellite imagery shows Tropical Cyclone Freddy approaching Madagascar in this undated satellite handout image obtained February 20, 2023. NASA Worldview/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Cyclone Freddy has killed more than 500 people in southern Africa since it first made landfall last month, making it one of the deadliest storms to hit the continent in the last two decades.

Below are some of the deadliest storms recorded in Africa since 2000. For storms before that, reliable data is scarce. In many cases, the real toll could be higher because of deaths that went uncounted or were not officially recorded.

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