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Storm Freddy kills at least 11 in Malawi: police

At least 11 people have died in Malawi's Blantyre district and 16 more are missing in the destruction caused by tropical storm Freddy, police said on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 13, 2023

Tropical Cyclone Freddy hammers Mozambique for second time

Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy made its second landfall in Mozambique Saturday night, pounding the southern African nation with heavy rains and disrupting transport and telecommunications services

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

Freddy, "longest-lasting" tropical cyclone, to hit Mozambique for 2nd time as Category 3 storm

The deadly storm has killed more than 20 people and displaced thousands of others during its record run.

Axios · Mar 8, 2023

Mozambicans seek shelter as storm Freddy makes landfall

Mozambicans took shelter on Friday as tropical storm Freddy made landfall in a small coastal town, with heavy rain expected to batter the country's southern provinces for several days.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023

Mozambique braces for floods as storm Freddy nears landfall

Mozambican authorities on Thursday were bracing for tropical storm Freddy, which is expected to make landfall in the southern African country on Friday after killing at least four people in Madagascar.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2023

Weakened Cyclone Freddy batters Madagascar, killing 4

A weakened Cyclone Freddy which pummeled Madagascar Tuesday night with heavy rains and strong destructive winds has killed four people and is continuing to wreak havoc in the southwest of the Indian Ocean nation

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Powerful cyclone Freddy makes landfall on Madagascar

Tropical Cyclone Freddy made landfall on Madagascar Tuesday evening, killing at least four people as it brought massive storm surges and wind gusts of up to 180 kilometers per hour that ripped roofs off houses.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 22, 2023

Cyclones in southern Africa: five essential reads

Tropical cyclone Freddy was, on 21 February 2023, bearing down on Mauritius and Madagascar. Mauritius grounded flights and, news agency Reuters reported, emergency teams in four regions of Madagascar were braced for “heavy rains, floods and landslides”.

The Conversation · Feb 21, 2023

Is it safe to travel to Mauritius? Latest updates as flights cancelled ahead of cyclone

Air Mauritius has had to cancel flights from London Heathrow as Ramgoolam International Airport is closed ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Freddy later this week

Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2023

Madagascar, Mozambique set for "dangerous" Cyclone Freddy

A cyclone which is intensifying as it approaches the southeastern African coast has been labeled as “dangerous” by the United Nation’s weather agency on Monday as nations brace for landfall

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023