The death toll in Malawi from tropical cyclone Freddy has risen to 225, the country’s disaster management agency said on Wednesday, up from 190 reported on Tuesday.
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs also said in a statement that 707 people had been injured in the storm and 41 reported missing, as heavy rain continued to affect several parts of the southern African country.
“The numbers will only increase in the coming days,” said Guilherme Botelho, the emergency project co-ordinator for Doctors Without Borders in Malawi’s financial hub of Blantyre.
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