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Cyclone Freddy Brings Mudslides and Floods, Leaving Nearly 200 Dead in Malawi

Cyclone Freddy devastates Malawi with mudslides and floods, leaving nearly 200 dead, 20,000 displaced, and worsening the cholera outbreak.

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  • Cyclone Freddy hits Malawi, bringing mudslides and floods, leaving nearly 200 dead.
  • Malawi is the worst hit, where the storm has been going for 36 days straight.
  • The storm originated in Australia, traveled 4000 miles across the southern Indian Ocean before hitting southeastern Africa.
  • 20,000 people have been displaced by the destruction.
  • Cholera outbreak in Malawi is expected to worsen due to the floods.
Cyclone Freddy Brings Mudslides and Floods, Leaving Nearly 200 Dead in Malawi
The record-breaking storm barreled across southeastern Africa into landlocked Malawi, where rescue workers searched for survivors as rain kept falling.
The New York TimesBy Golden Matonga an

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