China News Agency, Beijing, March 14th. Comprehensive news: According to reports from Reuters and the Associated Press on the 13th, the recent tropical cyclone "Freddy" hit southern Africa, killing more than 130 people.
Freddie has killed more than 130 people in Mozambique, Malawi and Madagascar since it first made landfall in February, reports said.
Rescue forces around the country are still searching for the missing persons.
Malawi's disaster management department reported that "Freddy" had killed 99 people in the country, 85 of whom died in the main commercial center of Blantyre.
According to reports, "Freddy" brought heavy rains, causing landslides and floods, destroying a large number of buildings, and cutting off power and communication systems in some affected areas.
Mozambique has received as much precipitation in the past month as it does in more than a year in a typical year.
In addition, Malawi is currently suffering from a severe cholera epidemic, and heavy rainfall has aroused public concerns about the worsening of the epidemic.
According to the World Meteorological Organization, the tropical cyclone named "Freddy" formed in the Indian Ocean in the northwest of Australia on February 6, crossed the Indian Ocean westward, and landed in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi successively. It lasted for more than a month. It became the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record.
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