In Malawi, more than 400 people have died in the flooding caused by Cyclone Freddy.
In Malawi, more than 400 people have died in the flooding caused by Cyclone Freddy.
International aid has started to arrive and rescue teams are still searching for those stranded by the floodwaters.
Hundreds of evacuation centers have been set up across the country for survivors. Tens of thousands in Malawi have been left homeless and about 345,000 people have been affected by the heavy rains, flooding and landslides.
“It was very painful to wait for a boat to come to the mainland because there is no food here… we are very hungry,” said Isaac Welford, a flood victim in the Nsanje district, which has been under lockdown for days. to Al Jazeera.
Fahmida Miller of Al Jazeera, reporting from Nsanje, said heavy rains and winds caused intense flooding, cutting off the population from food, water, electricity and health services. Farmland and crops have been devastated, she added.
The cyclone has left a trail of devastation in Southeast Africa. Neighboring Mozambique and the island nation of Madagascar have also been affected.
At least 67 people have been killed in Mozambique, according to President Filipe Nyusi, and another 50,000 people have been displaced.
The death toll is expected to continue to rise in both countries. At least 17 people were killed in the island nation of Madagascar.
