The Latest Breaking News from Cyclone Freddy

By Frank Phiri, Manuel Mucari and Carien du Plessis

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World Meteorological Organization says Cyclone Freddy, which started in February, is likely the longest-ever.

The countries hit by this unprecedented storm now must help survivors who may have lost nearly everything. We talk to an aid worker on the ground in Mozambique for insights.

The death toll in Malawi from Cyclone Freddy has risen to 326, the country's president said late Thursday, bringing the total number of victims across southern Africa to more than 400 since February.

Authorities are still getting to grips with the scale of Cyclone Freddy’s destruction in Malawi and Mozambique since late Saturday, with over 370 people confirmed dead and several hundreds still displaced or missing

The storm, likely the longest lasting in southern hemisphere, has killed hundreds and displaced hundreds of thousands.

BLANTYRE (MALAWI): 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.

On February 4, a storm off the north-west coast of Australia was named Cyclone Freddy. It rapidly strengthened and headed west across the Indian Ocean, eventually causing devastation in eastern Africa. Hundreds of people died, tens of thousands more were displaced, national energy grids were crippled, flash flooding was widespread…

Cyclone Freddy, a record breaking storm, has killed more than 250 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malawi and Mozambique causing widespread devastation across Africa

The death toll after Cyclone Freddy is rising, even as hundreds remain missing and rescue services are slow to come.