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Malawi - Tropical cyclone FREDDY, update (ECHO 20 Mar 2023)
Pubdate: 3/20/2023 11:07:04 AM

Very heavy rainfall, associated to the passage of the tropical cyclone FREDDY and its remnants on 12-15 March, affected southern Malawi, causing severe floods and triggering landslides that have resulted in an increased number of casualties and widespread damage.
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs of Malawi (DoDMA) reports, as of 19 March, 476 fatalities, 349 people still missing, 918 injured people and nearly 491,000 displaced people (a number of these in 533 accomodation centres) across the Southern Region.
Over the next 24 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is forecast over the whole country.

(3/20/2023 11:12:04 AM - 3/21/2023 9:30:04 AM)

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