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Cyclone Freddy wreaks havoc in Malawi

Children in Mulanje look on as a military helicopter carry doctors and medical supplies to Muloza on the border with Mozambique which are cut off after the tropical Cyclone Freddy outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Children in Mulanje look on as a military helicopter carry doctors and medical supplies to Muloza on the border with Mozambique which are cut off after the tropical Cyclone Freddy outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Children in Mulanje look on as a military helicopter carry doctors and medical supplies to Muloza on the border with Mozambique which are cut off after the tropical Cyclone Freddy outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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People cross a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100 km outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

People cross a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100 km outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

People cross a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100 km outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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Locals in the Chiradzulu district walk with their salvaged possessions to a safer grounds after mudslides and rockfalls in the area caused by the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 15. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Locals in the Chiradzulu district walk with their salvaged possessions to a safer grounds after mudslides and rockfalls in the area caused by the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 15. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Locals in the Chiradzulu district walk with their salvaged possessions to a safer grounds after mudslides and rockfalls in the area caused by the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 15. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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A woman reacts as she sits in an ambulance after a body of a family member was exhumed out of the mud by locals and the Malawian Army in Chimwankhunda township in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

A woman reacts as she sits in an ambulance after a body of a family member was exhumed out of the mud by locals and the Malawian Army in Chimwankhunda township in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa...more

A woman reacts as she sits in an ambulance after a body of a family member was exhumed out of the mud by locals and the Malawian Army in Chimwankhunda township in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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Congregants pray in Ndirande Kachere Church during a service for flood victims after severe flooding and mudslides during Tropical Storm Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 19. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Congregants pray in Ndirande Kachere Church during a service for flood victims after severe flooding and mudslides during Tropical Storm Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 19. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Congregants pray in Ndirande Kachere Church during a service for flood victims after severe flooding and mudslides during Tropical Storm Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 19. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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Locals of Mtauchira village sit on the path of the mudslide where many people lost their lives in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Locals of Mtauchira village sit on the path of the mudslide where many people lost their lives in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Locals of Mtauchira village sit on the path of the mudslide where many people lost their lives in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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Displaced flood victims from Chiradzulu district rest at Montfort Primary School which is used for temporary shelter after their homes were damaged by mudslides and rockfalls in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Displaced flood victims from Chiradzulu district rest at Montfort Primary School which is used for temporary shelter after their homes were damaged by mudslides and rockfalls in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16....more

Displaced flood victims from Chiradzulu district rest at Montfort Primary School which is used for temporary shelter after their homes were damaged by mudslides and rockfalls in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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Flood victim, Catherine Beni from Chilobwe rests next to a family member during Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera's visit to Queen Elizabeth Central hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Flood victim, Catherine Beni from Chilobwe rests next to a family member during Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera's visit to Queen Elizabeth Central hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Flood victim, Catherine Beni from Chilobwe rests next to a family member during Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera's visit to Queen Elizabeth Central hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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A man carries his bicycle over a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100 km outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

A man carries his bicycle over a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100 km outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

A man carries his bicycle over a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100 km outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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People walk past houses which were damaged in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Chilobwe, Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

People walk past houses which were damaged in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Chilobwe, Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

People walk past houses which were damaged in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Chilobwe, Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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Displaced flood victims from Chiradzulu district rest at Montfort Primary School which is used for temporary shelter after their homes were damaged by mudslides and rockfalls in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Displaced flood victims from Chiradzulu district rest at Montfort Primary School which is used for temporary shelter after their homes were damaged by mudslides and rockfalls in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16....more

Displaced flood victims from Chiradzulu district rest at Montfort Primary School which is used for temporary shelter after their homes were damaged by mudslides and rockfalls in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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A person mourns during a mass funeral for the victims of Storm Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi March 15. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara.

A person mourns during a mass funeral for the victims of Storm Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi March 15. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara.

A person mourns during a mass funeral for the victims of Storm Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi March 15. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara.
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A health official looks at bodies which were exhumed out of the mud by locals and Malawian Army in Chimwankhunda township in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

A health official looks at bodies which were exhumed out of the mud by locals and Malawian Army in Chimwankhunda township in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

A health official looks at bodies which were exhumed out of the mud by locals and Malawian Army in Chimwankhunda township in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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Displaced flood victims from Chiradzulu district sit outside a classroom at Montfort Primary School which is used for temporary shelter after their homes were damaged by mudslides and rockfalls in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Displaced flood victims from Chiradzulu district sit outside a classroom at Montfort Primary School which is used for temporary shelter after their homes were damaged by mudslides and rockfalls in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi,...more

Displaced flood victims from Chiradzulu district sit outside a classroom at Montfort Primary School which is used for temporary shelter after their homes were damaged by mudslides and rockfalls in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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An aerial view shows houses which were damaged in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after Tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100 km outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

An aerial view shows houses which were damaged in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after Tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100 km outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

An aerial view shows houses which were damaged in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after Tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100 km outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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A health official stands next to a body which was exhumed out of the mud by locals and the Malawian Army in Chimwankhunda township in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

A health official stands next to a body which was exhumed out of the mud by locals and the Malawian Army in Chimwankhunda township in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

A health official stands next to a body which was exhumed out of the mud by locals and the Malawian Army in Chimwankhunda township in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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Congregants sing hymns in Ndirande Kachere Church during a service for flood victims after severe flooding and mudslides during Tropical Storm Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 19. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Congregants sing hymns in Ndirande Kachere Church during a service for flood victims after severe flooding and mudslides during Tropical Storm Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 19. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Congregants sing hymns in Ndirande Kachere Church during a service for flood victims after severe flooding and mudslides during Tropical Storm Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 19. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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Locals of Mtauchira village walks past a home which was damage by a mudslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Locals of Mtauchira village walks past a home which was damage by a mudslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Locals of Mtauchira village walks past a home which was damage by a mudslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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Displaced flood victim from Chiradzulu district cooks at Montfort Primary School which is used for  temporary shelter after their homes were damaged by mudslides and rockfalls in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Displaced flood victim from Chiradzulu district cooks at Montfort Primary School which is used for  temporary shelter after their homes were damaged by mudslides and rockfalls in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16....more

Displaced flood victim from Chiradzulu district cooks at Montfort Primary School which is used for  temporary shelter after their homes were damaged by mudslides and rockfalls in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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A drone image of Mtauchira village shows the destruction caused by a mudslide where many people lost their lives, in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

A drone image of Mtauchira village shows the destruction caused by a mudslide where many people lost their lives, in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

A drone image of Mtauchira village shows the destruction caused by a mudslide where many people lost their lives, in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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FILE PHOTO: People walk past houses which were damaged in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Chilobwe, Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

FILE PHOTO: People walk past houses which were damaged in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Chilobwe, Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

FILE PHOTO: People walk past houses which were damaged in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Chilobwe, Blantyre, Malawi, March 17. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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Locals of Mtauchira village looks at the destruction caused by a mudslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Locals of Mtauchira village looks at the destruction caused by a mudslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Locals of Mtauchira village looks at the destruction caused by a mudslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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Locals in the Chiradzulu district walk with their salvaged possessions to a safer grounds after mudslides and rockfalls in the area caused by the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 15. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Locals in the Chiradzulu district walk with their salvaged possessions to a safer grounds after mudslides and rockfalls in the area caused by the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 15. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Locals in the Chiradzulu district walk with their salvaged possessions to a safer grounds after mudslides and rockfalls in the area caused by the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 15. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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Hendry Keinga reacts after he lost a family member during the Mtauchira village mudslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Hendry Keinga reacts after he lost a family member during the Mtauchira village mudslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Hendry Keinga reacts after he lost a family member during the Mtauchira village mudslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, March 16. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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