Freddy death toll jumps to 326 in Malawi
The death toll from Tropical Storm Freddy in Malawi has jumped from 225 to 326, Reuters news agency quotes the country's disaster management agency as saying.
More than 300 people in Malawi are now reported to have died from Cyclone Freddy and the government's disaster management agency says that 41 people are still missing, after the storm tore through Blantyre, and other parts of southern Malawi.
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(Photo: Malawians grieving their loved ones who have died as a result of Cyclone Freddy. Credit: Reuters.)
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