More than 300 dead in Malawi due to Cyclone ‘Freddy’

MADRID, 17 (EUROPA PRESS)

According to data from the Government of Malawi, reported by the Nyasa Times, there are 88,313 people displaced and at least 707 have been injured as a result of the cyclone, which according to the authorities of the country has already passed by, although they expect the death toll to increase according to Rescue efforts continue.

The United Nations is also watching the country, the resident coordinator, Rebecca Adda Dontoh, has asked the international community for help during her visit to the areas affected by the rains and floods.

The spokesman for the UN General Secretariat, Stéphane Dujarric, has reiterated that they are currently working in 165 camps for displaced persons, and in addition to collaborating in the rescue efforts — he details that he has information on nearly 200 people rescued with the help of his organization — they are sending relief materials to the most affected areas, such as food, tents, blankets, water, sanitary and hygiene products.

This Thursday, the president of the country, Lazarus Chakwera, declared fourteen days of national mourning for the deceased, the secretary of the Presidency, Colleen Zamba, indicated that the mourning will last from this Thursday until March 29 “to honor the lives lost because of the cyclone.