Cyclone Freddy hits Mozambique and Malawi

Cyclone Freddy hits Mozambique and Malawi

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Category : International Published on: March 16 2023

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  • Cyclone Freddy has hit Mozambique and Malawi.
  • Cyclone Freddy, packing powerful winds and torrential rain, killed more than 100 people in Malawi and Mozambique on its return to southern Africa's mainland.
  • More than 11,000 people were affected by the storm.
  • Cyclone Freddy reached landlocked Malawi early on Monday morning after sweeping through Mozambique at the weekend.
  • The last cyclones to cross the entire southern Indian Ocean were Leon-Eline and Hudah in 2000.
  • Freddy, which the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) called a “remarkable storm,” developed off the coast of South Australia in early February, where it was given its name by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
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