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Mar
19
2023
By The African Mirror
Malawians search for relatives buried under the mud as death toll jumps

Malawians search for relatives buried under the mud as death toll jumps

NEWS
IN Malawi, where floods swept away entire villages this month after a storm tore through its southern districts, police officers and soldiers dug for victims buried under the mud and rocks as the death toll rose sharply. The storm has pounded the southern African country as tropical Cyclone Freddy swept through the region killing more than 500 people in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar since it first made landfall in Africa in late February and circled back for a second time over the weekend. While the storm had dissipated, the rain continued to hamper rescue efforts as vehicles struggled on flooded…
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Mar
16
2023
By The African Mirror
Factbox: Why is Cyclone Freddy a record-breaking storm?

Factbox: Why is Cyclone Freddy a record-breaking storm?

NEWS
NELLIE PEYTON TROPICAL cyclone Freddy hit the coast of southern Africa for a second time over the weekend, bringing its total death toll to more than 220 people in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar. The month-long storm has broken at least one record and could break two more, meteorologists say. As climate change causes warmer oceans, heat energy from the water's surface is fuelling stronger storms. Below are some of the main reasons Freddy is noteworthy. HIGHEST CYCLONE ENERGY Freddy holds the record for most accumulated cyclone energy (ACE), a measure based on a storm's wind strength over its lifetime, of any storm in…
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Mar
16
2023
By The African Mirror
Malawi buries cyclone victims as death toll rises further

Malawi buries cyclone victims as death toll rises further

NEWS
FRANK PHIRI and MANUEL MUCARI MALAWIAN families gathered to remember and bury the victims of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, with the President Lazarus Chakwera calling on the international community for support as the toll rose further. Freddy tore through southern Africa for the second time in a month over the weekend and was still causing heavy rain on Wednesday, hampering relief efforts. "I am personally so devastated," Chakwera told reporters in Chilobwe township's Naotcha, on the outskirts of Blantyre. "Sometimes when you just pass by these many caskets, you cannot help but shed tears because, loved ones, one whole family completely…
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Feb
21
2023
By The African Mirror
As cyclone nears, Mauritius and Madagascar brace for floods, storm surge

As cyclone nears, Mauritius and Madagascar brace for floods, storm surge

NEWS
MAURITIUS grounded flights and shut its stock exchange as tropical cyclone Freddy approached the island in the Indian Ocean, while emergency teams braced for heavy rains, floods and landslides in four regions on Madagascar. The cyclone, packing wind gusts of up to 120 km per hour (75 miles per hour), posed a direct threat to Mauritius, its weather service said. "As Freddy approaches ... (a) storm surge is likely to cause coastal inundation in risk areas. It is, therefore, strictly advised" not to go to sea, the service's bulletin said. The cyclone could pass as close as 120 km (75…
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