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Le président du Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, a appelé mercredi à l'aide internationale pour faire face aux ravages du cyclone Freddy, « une tragédie nationale ...

Les destructions sont « énormes », a expliqué à l’AFP Felix Washon, porte-parole de la Croix-Rouge du Malawi qui mène des opérations de secours. Il est en passe d’être classé comme le cyclone le plus long de l’histoire par les météorologues. En déplacement plus tôt à Blantyre (sud), capitale économique et épicentre de la catastrophe, il a assisté à une cérémonie pour les victimes du cyclone. Une réunion ministérielle d’urgence a autorisé le déblocage de 1,6 milliard de kwacha (1,5 million de dollars) pour aider les populations affectées. Des dizaines de personnes en deuil étaient présentes au rassemblement organisé dans une école du township de Chilobwe, près de Blantyre. Le chef de l’État a décrété deux semaines de deuil national, avec les drapeaux mis en berne pendant les sept premiers jours.

The cyclone has killed at least 225 people in Malawi's southern region including Blantyre, the country's financial hub, according to local authorities.

“Freddy is quite an exceptional weather phenomenon,” Anne-Claire Fontan, a tropical cyclone scientific officer at the World Meteorological Organization told The Associated Press. “Even rich countries that are advanced democracies would have been no match for the level of destruction this cyclone has brought,” said Kim Yi Dionne, a political scientist at the University of California Riverside. Freddy was initially projected to exit back to the sea on Wednesday but has since waned and is no longer classed as a tropical cyclone, the United Nations’ weather monitoring center in Reunion said. “There are many casualties — either wounded, missing, or dead and the numbers will only increase in the coming days,” said Guilherme Botelho, the emergency project coordinator in Blantyre for Doctors Without Borders. The cyclone has killed at least 225 people in Malawi’s southern region including Blantyre, the country’s financial hub, according to local authorities. In neighboring Mozambique, officials say at least 20 people have died since the storm made landfall in the port town of Quelimane on Saturday night.

Appealing for cyclone-battered Malawi, where hundreds of people have been killed, countless more injured, and thousands displaced, Pope Francis prays ...

A regional cyclone monitoring center on the island of Réunion projects that Freddy will move back out to sea by late Wednesday afternoon. According to local authorities, the storm has killed at least 199 people in Malawi's southern region and within and around Blantyre, the country's financial hub. According to the Associated Press, the cyclone, now set to be the longest ever, is expected to move away from land Wednesday, bringing some relief to regions that have been ravaged by torrential rain and powerful winds.

"I am close to the people of Malawi hit in recent days by a very strong cyclone. I pray for the dead, the injured, the displaced.

"My best friend, her brother, sister and mother went with the mudslide and their bodies have not been found. "We have to rebuild our lives and it starts with picking up the small pieces. People are hungry and tired," said Fadila Njolomole, 19. May the Lord support the families and the communities hardest hit by this calamity." "I am close to the people of Malawi hit in recent days by a very strong cyclone. His prayer comes as rescue scrambled on Wednesday to reach survivors in Malawi's battered city of Blantyre.

Le souverain pontife a invité les fidèles à prier pour que le "seigneur soutienne" le Malawi où plusieurs personnes ont été tuées, des centaines autres blessées ...

La recherche de survivants s'est poursuivie mercredi dans le sud du Malawi, où près de 200 personnes ont été tuées. Je prie pour les morts, les blessés et les personnes déplacées. "Je suis proche du peuple du Malawi frappé ces derniers jours par un cyclone très violent.

Au Malawi et au Mozambique, le bilan du cyclone Freddy continue de s'alourdir dépassant désormais les 200 morts. Près de 59 000 personnes ont été touchées ...

L'hôpital de la région est quant à lui "débordé par l'afflux de blessés", a alerté dans un communiqué Médecins sans frontières, présent sur place. L'état de catastrophe a été déclaré dans la région de Blantyre, capitale économique et épicentre des intempéries. "Nous avons décidé de leur ouvrir les salles de classe". Les autorités du Mozambique ont fait état de 20 morts et 24 blessés. Au Malawi et au Mozambique, le bilan du cyclone Freddy continue de s'alourdir dépassant désormais les 200 morts. Davantage de victimes sont à craindre, ont fait part les secouristes, qui ont vu ce cyclone à la longévité record frapper deux fois l'Afrique australe en trois semaines.

Rescue workers warned that more victims were likely as they scoured destroyed neighbourhoods for survivors even as hopes dwindled. The fierce storm delivered ...

Some of our neighbours died on the spot," he said at a nearby school. [Australia](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/australia/) and traversing the Indian Ocean. "There were plenty of houses, but they are all gone," Matera said. [United Nations](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/united-nations/) conference in [Qatar](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/qatar/), hailed the relief efforts by volunteers. It was now just rocks and gushing water, the house having been swept away. We feel helpless because no one is here to help us," he said.

En réaction à l'impact dévastateur du cyclone tropical Freddy, qui a fait plus de 60 morts et près de 100 blessés au Mozambique et au Malawi après s'être ...

Le Mozambique et le Malawi font partie des pays les moins responsables du changement climatique, mais subissent de plein fouet les tempêtes qui gagnent en intensité à cause du réchauffement de la planète lié principalement aux émissions de carbone des nations les plus riches. Il a également endommagé des lignes téléphoniques et des câbles électriques, ce qui a perturbé gravement les télécommunications. L’objectif premier doit être de sauver des vies et de fournir une assistance aux personnes qui ont perdu leur logement et leurs moyens de subsistance, en veillant à respecter les normes relatives aux droits humains.

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — After barreling through Mozambique and Malawi since late last week, killing hundreds and displacing thousands more, Cyclone Freddy ...

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 ...

"Freddy is quite an exceptional weather phenomenon," Anne-Claire Fontan, a tropical cyclone scientific officer at the World Meteorological Organization told The Associated Press. "Even rich countries that are advanced democracies would have been no match for the level of destruction this cyclone has brought," said Kim Yi Dionne, a political scientist at the University of California Riverside. A regional cyclone monitoring centre on the island of Réunion projects that Freddy will move back out to sea by late Wednesday afternoon.

The UN and partners are ramping up support to Malawi in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which killed 190 people this week and injured dozens more, ...

“In Inhambane province, our partners distributed hygiene kits, and food.” It's devastating to know that half of those affected by #CycloneFreddyMalawi are children! Despite being hungry and cold, they sing songs of hope. Several UN agencies have deployed staff to the affected areas to support coordination of response and assessment efforts in the areas of information management and logistics. Sights of children crowded into a chilly classroom, sitting on damp floors in Naotcha Camp, Blantyre is truly heartbreaking. The UN and partners are ramping up support to Malawi in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which killed 190 people this week and injured dozens more, prompting the Government to declare a state of disaster.

Mozambique recorded an increase in the number of cholera cases in the last few weeks, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, even as many other ...

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Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has assured people displaced by Cyclone Freddy that they will get the assistance they need.

Biggins said USAID has staff on the ground coordinating closely with the Emergency Operations Center in Blantyre to determine how the U.S. "USAID has also initiated the process of swiftly allocating additional, lifesaving resources to provide essential humanitarian assistance to include blankets, buckets, tarps, chlorine tablets to ensure clean water, mosquito nets and more.” government, through various agencies, is responding immediately to the crisis, said Namita Biggins, the public affairs officer at the U.S. The president also attended a mass funeral for the storm's victims. "Because if we try to follow financial approval procedures, we will put lives of the victims at risk.” The record tropical cyclone has killed more than 200 people in Malawi and scores more in neighboring Mozambique.

Monitors say Cyclone Freddy has dissipated after killing hundreds of people in Mozambique and Malawi but flooding still threatens both countries.

“Freddy is quite an exceptional weather phenomenon," Anne-Claire Fontan, a tropical cyclone scientific officer at the World Meteorological Organization told The Associated Press. Scientists say climate change caused by mostly industrialized nations pumping greenhouse gases into the air has worsened cyclone activity, making them more intense and more frequent. “There are many casualties — either wounded, missing, or dead and the numbers will only increase in the coming days," said Guilherme Botelho, the emergency project coordinator in Blantyre for Doctors Without Borders. The cyclone has killed at least 225 people in Malawi's southern region including Blantyre, the country's financial hub, according to local authorities. In neighboring Mozambique, officials say at least 20 people have died since the storm made landfall in the port town of Quelimane on Saturday night. Freddy accumulated more energy over its journey across the Indian Ocean than an entire U.S.