Cyclone Freddy death toll climbs in southern Africa

(14 Mar 2023)
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Blantyre, Malawi - 13 March 2023
1. Various of houses destroyed by strong winds and rain
HEADLINE: Cyclone Freddy death toll climbs in southern Africa
2. Various of people digging through rubble and mud in rain
ANNOTATION: The unrelenting Cyclone Freddy brought destructive winds and heavy rains as it struck Mozambique and Malawi over the weekend and into Monday.
3. Wide of houses
ANNOTATION: Much of the damage is found in areas battling landslides, unprecedented flooding and burst river banks triggered by the cyclone.
4. Various of flooding
5. Damaged road due to heavy rains
ANNOTATION: Local police said 63 people in Malawi have died, with 134 people injured and are admitted in hospital.
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Aubrey Singenyama, deputy spokesperson for Blantyre Police:
“We are conveying the dead bodies whenever we find them to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital mortuary of which is currently now full. But still more, we will still be going there with the dead bodies that would be still keep coming.”

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Quelimane, Mozambique - 12 March 2023
7. Wide of damage
ANNOTATION: Authorities in Mozambique reported that five people were killed since Saturday when the cyclone made its second landfall on the country’s coast.
8. Various of houses destroyed due to strong winds
ANNOTATION: In the seaport of Quelimane, where the cyclone lashed over, house roofs were blown off while others were demolished.
9. Various of tin roofs on the ground
10. Various of damaged houses
ANNOTATION: Telecommunications and other essential infrastructure are still cut off in much of the affected areas, impeding rescue and other humanitarian efforts.
11. Various of displaced people in a classroom
ANNOTATION: Cyclone Freddy, which has been causing destruction in southern Africa since late February, is set to be the longest-ever recorded tropical cyclone.
STORYLINE:
The unrelenting Cyclone Freddy brought destructive winds and heavy rains as it struck Mozambique and Malawi over the weekend and into Monday.

Much of the damage is found in areas battling landslides, unprecedented flooding and burst river banks triggered by the cyclone.

Local police said 63 people in Malawi have died, with 134 people injured and are admitted in hospital.

Meanwhile, authorities in Mozambique reported that five people were killed since Saturday when the cyclone made its second landfall on the country’s coast.

In the seaport of Quelimane, where the cyclone lashed over, house roofs were blown off while others were demolished.

Telecommunications and other essential infrastructure are still cut off in much of the affected areas, impeding rescue and other humanitarian efforts.

Cyclone Freddy, which has been causing destruction in southern Africa since late February, is set to be the longest-ever recorded tropical cyclone.

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