After a deadly cyclone returned, Malawi declared a state of emergency
Tropical Storm Freddy tore through southern Africa for the second time in one week over the weekend, killing more than one hundred people, injuring scores more, and leaving a path of devastation in its wake. On Monday, Mozambique and Malawi were assessing the damage caused by Freddy, which had ripped through the region over the weekend. According to the World Meteorological Organization, Freddy is one of the most powerful cyclones that has ever been documented in the southern hemisphere, and it has the potential to be the tropical cyclone that lasts the longest. On Saturday, it pounded the central region of Mozambique, ripping roofs off of structures and bringing widespread flooding around the port of Quelimane. After that, it moved inland toward Malawi with torrential rains that caused landslides. Because the power supply and phone signals were disrupted in some areas of the affected area, it is not yet possible to determine the full extent of the damage and the number of li...