Malawi’s president on Monday declared a state-of-disaster in several southern districts including the commercial hub Blantyre after the powerful cyclone Freddy made a comeback killing dozens, the presidency said.
President Lazarus Chakwera “has noted with grave concern the devastation that Cyclone Freddy is currently bringing to most districts… and declared a state of disaster in the Southern region,” the presidency said a statement, after the storm left a trail of destruction and killed more than 60 people in the southern African country.
Government is already responding to the disaster while appealing for local and international relief aid for the affected families, it said.