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A week on, brutal Cyclone Freddy still taxes southern Africa

Over a week on from Cyclone Freddy’s second and more devastating landfall in Malawi and Mozambique and nearly a month since it battered Madagascar, the effects are still being felt as locals, officials and aid workers continue to uncover the full extent of the cyclone’s destruction

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023

Factbox-Cyclone Freddy among Africa's deadliest storms

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.

Reuters · Mar 20, 2023

Cyclone Freddy teaches deadly lessons on storm warnings, city sprawl

By Frank Phiri, Manuel Mucari and Carien du Plessis

Reuters · Mar 20, 2023

Death toll rises, locals pick up pieces after Cyclone Freddy

Authorities are still getting to grips with the scale of Cyclone Freddy’s destruction in Malawi and Mozambique since late Saturday, with over 370 people confirmed dead and several hundreds still displaced or missing

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Mozambicans march to honor protest rapper after his death

Mozambicans are planning marches across the country to honor Azagaia, a popular protest rapper and fierce government critic, who died last week

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy kills more than 250 as destructive winds wash away homes

Cyclone Freddy, a record breaking storm, has killed more than 250 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malawi and Mozambique causing widespread devastation across Africa

Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023

Mozambique urged to probe police tear gas use at rapper’s funeral

The rights group says that riot police fired tear gas to disperse a peaceful funeral procession held for rapper Azagaia.

Al Jazeera · Mar 16, 2023

Cyclone Freddy: Flood risk lingers for southern Africa as death toll passes 300

The storm, which is one of the longest-lasting tropical cyclones ever, is also one of the deadliest in Africa in recent years

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Over 300 dead in Malawi, Mozambique as Cyclone Freddy losses pile

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

Al Jazeera · Mar 16, 2023

After Cyclone Freddy, flood risk lingers for southern Africa

After four days of destructive wind and rain, local communities and relief workers are now dealing with the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy which has killed more than 250 people and displaced tens of thousands of others across Malawi and Mozambique and may still cause further damage

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023