Cyclone Freddy: Malawi death toll rises as rains ease

A huge rescue operation continues in Malawi to look for survivors of the storm that has devastated the country. Rains have begun to ease but the death toll has risen to 225 people. Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says one of the biggest challenges is trying to reach people in cut-off areas.

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(Photo: People in Blantyre, Malawi, look at the damage caused by Cyclone Freddy. Credit: Reuters.)