Cyclone Freddy returns killing 70 in Malawi, Mozambique
4 years agoThis handout photograph taken and distributed by UNICEF on March 12, 2023 shows a woman walking along a street damaged by the impact of Cyclone Freddy in the city of Quelimane. - Tropical cyclone Freddy, which made landfall in Mozambique overnight from March 11, 2023 to March 12, 2023 for the second time in two weeks, killed at least one person on its return and displaced dozens, according to an initial report from local authorities on March 12, 2023. Freddy had already killed 10 people in the southern African country during his first visit at the end of February and 17 in total in Madagascar where he also struck twice, describing a looping trajectory rarely known to meteorologists. (Photo by Alfredo ZUNIGA / UNICEF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /UNICEF/ALFREDO ZUNIGA " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /UNICEF/Alfredo Zuniga " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS /
Cyclone Freddy, packing powerful winds and torrential rain, killed at least 70 people in Malawi and Mozambique on its return to southern Africa's mainland, authorities said Monday.
