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Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi hits 326

by Jack McBRAMS Agence France Presse Blantyre, Malawi (AFP) — The death toll in Malawi from Cyclone Freddy has risen to 326, the country’s president said Thursday, bringing the total number of victims across southern Africa to more than 400 since February. Rescuers were unearthing more bodies as the chances of finding survivors faded after the cyclone followed a highly unusual course by returning to lash southern Africa’s mainland a second time. “As of yesterday, […]