#Malawi’s Cyclone Freddy impact: Death toll at 99 with 10,000 households displaced

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-About 99 people have died and 10,000 households been displaced over Tropical Cyclone Freddy that has hit hard Malawi’s southern region since Friday, March 10, 2023.

Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA)’s Commissioner Charles Kalemba told the news conference on Monday evening, March 13 that the death toll in the tropical cyclone Freddy in Blantyre alone, has risen to 85, and 134 serious injuries recorded.

Commissioner Kalemba added that the death toll including in other districts that have been hit in the southern region has risen to 99 deaths.

He however predicted that the number is expected to rise as more bodies are being kept at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital.

Currently, different organisations, individuals are on rescue operation while offering shelter to the displayed families.

Meanwhile, Water and and Sanitation Minister Abida Mia walked in the mud on Monday afternoon to appreciate the extent of damage in Chilobwe Township in Blantyre following the impact of Cyclone Freddy.

More to come…..

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.