Death toll from cyclone Freddy in Malawi jumps to 1,000
13 Apr 2023 04:52pm
The cyclone has displaced over half a million, and affected over two million through the washing away of homes, roads, bridges, crops, markets, schools, clothes, businesses, and power lines. -AFP pic
"This devastating climate-change event has killed over 1,000 people, displaced over half a million, and affected over two million through the washing away of homes, roads, bridges, crops, markets, schools, clothes, businesses, and power lines,” Chakwera said, reported German news agency (dpa).
Opening the tobacco marketing season in Malawi, a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, Chakwera said the economic situation no longer remains the same because of the impact of Cyclone Freddy.
He appealed to Malawians to work together as the country recovers from the impact of the disaster which has damaged 405 kilometres (252 miles) of road infrastructure, 63 health facilities, and 500 schools.
Freddy struck Mozambique and Malawi earlier in March for the second time in a month, destroying scores of homes and triggering widespread floods.
Seventy-six deaths were recorded in neighboring Mozambique, where more than 33,000 houses were destroyed. -Bernama/Anadolu
