Malawi, March 17 (BNA): Cyclone Freddy dissipated after killing hundreds of people and displacing thousands in Mozambique and Malawi since late last week, although flooding remains a threat in both countries, a regional watch center.
The cyclone killed at least 225 people in Malawi’s southern region, including Blantyre, the country’s financial hub. Another 88,000 people have also been displaced, according to the Associated Press.
In neighboring Mozambique, at least 20 people have died since the storm made landfall in the port city of Quelimani on Saturday night, officials said.
More than 45,000 people are still confined to shelters, and about 1,300 square kilometers (800 square miles) remains underwater, according to the European Union’s Copernicus satellite system.
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