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Tropical Cyclone Freddy kills at least 246 in Malawi, Mozambique as it hits south-east Africa for second time

Malawi Mozambique Tropical Cyclone Freddy Africa Thoko Chikondi Cyclone Freddy Freddy Lazarus Chakwera World Meteorological Organisation

The devastating cyclone that has ripped through southern Africa after making landfall for a rare second time has killed at least 246 people in Malawi and Mozambique since Saturday night — and the death toll is expected to rise.

Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which brewed off Australia and traversed the Indian Ocean, delivered another punch to south-eastern Africa on the weekend when it made landfall for the second time since late February.

Heavy rains that triggered floods and mudslides killed 225 people in Malawi, authorities said on Wednesday, with another 707 injured and 41 missing.

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