A preliminary balance of 56 muertos in Malawi and Mozambique the cyclone has left Freddywhich has been plaguing the south of Africa. Authorities hope that the death toll will continue to rise as long as the police pay attention to the affected areas.
According to data from the Police, 51 personas died in Malawiincluding 36 in the area of A monsterwhich is the financial center of Blantyre, in the center of the country, while there are other people who are missing or injured. meanwhile, in Mozambique confirmed the death of five people since Saturday following the cyclone.
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Authorities reported that the five members of a family of Blantyre He died following the rains and gusts of wind demolished his home, according to police reports. In addition, a three-year-old girl who was trapped in the rubble is one of the victims and her parents are missing.
“We suspect this number will increase as we try to compile a national report from our southwestern, southeastern and eastern police offices covering the affected areas.”commented the Malawi police spokesman, Peter Kalayaa The Associated Press.
The Cyclon Freddy made landfall on Mozambique and Malawi during the past weekend and even this Monday its effects were felt, which in its wake have caused destruction in the south of Africa following touching down. It also affected the island states of Madagascar and Reunion as it moved across the ocean.
the natural phenomenon it has intensified at least seven times and had the highest cumulative cyclonic energy ever documented. It had more energy in its duration than an entire hurricane season in USA.
