Update: At least 99 people were confirmed dead after Cyclone Freddy slammed into southern Malawi.
At least 99 people were confirmed dead on Monday after Cyclone Freddy slammed into southern Malawi, the country’s Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs, Charles Kalemba, told CNN. Most of the deaths happened in Blantyre, Malawi’s commercial capital, according to Kalemba. “We have recorded 99 people dead in about seven councils, with Blantyre city as the highest with 85 dead and about 134 people in Blantyre alone hospitalized,” Kalemba told CNN on Monday evening.
Schools will remain shut in 10 of the worst affected districts until Wednesday, Malawi’s education ministry said in a statement Sunday. Earlier on Monday, Malawi police spokesman Peter Kalaya told CNN the destruction caused by the storm had inundated roadways and triggered blackouts in the worst affected areas. Kalemba said rescue efforts have been “tough”. “We are still having a lot of rains coming down. We are now experiencing landslides, flash floods and stones rolling down some hills.
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