people have been killed by tropical storm freddy, in what the country s president has called a national tragedy. six months of rainfall fell in six days, causing rivers to burst their banks and unleashing mudslides. survivors have been rescued from trees and rooftops, but the country does not have enough helicopters and boats to reach all areas. the number of casualties is expected to rise, as rescue teams finally get to previously cut off towns and villages. felix washon has been on the ground with the malawi red cross society. there are no resources at the moment. of course, the government has a bump in money to support, but the needs are so huge that there is need for international support. so what has made freddy so powerful? according to the world meteorological organisation, freddy alone has generated about as much accumulated cyclone energy as an average full north atlantic hurricane season.
the cyclone first made landfall in mozambique and madagascar last month. thousands were affected, the storm bringing floods, damaging homes and crops, and leaving nearly 30 people dead. experts believe climate change is making these weather events wetter, windier and ever more intense. freddy s travelled more than 10,000 kilometres, it s generated as much accumulated cyclone energy as an average north atlantic hurricane season. this is one storm. officials are warning more than half a million people are at risk. according to mozambique s national disaster management agency, last time cyclone freddy washed away roads and flooded homes and schools. now, the slow moving storm is sucking up even more moisture, so the rainfall will be even heavier. cyclone freddy could be even more dangerous second time around.
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