Malawi Police Service say they can only declare dead persons who went missing following the impact of Cyclone Freddy after seven years as per provisions of the law. This means the 537 people currently missing can only be declared dead in 2030. National Police spokesperson Peter Kalaya said in an interview last week police are
Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) says it requires K147.8 billion to implement Tropical Cyclone Freddy Emergency Response Plan to address immediate survival needs of the affected people. But the plan released yesterday indicates that Dodma has only raised K37.3 billion for implementation, meaning there is a deficit of K110.6 billion. The three-month plan targeting
Tales of death echo loudly in Ntauchila Village in Chiradzulu where 17 people were found dead and 25 missing after flash floods and a landslide triggered by Cyclone Freddy last month. The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) reports that the tropical cyclone has affected at least 2.2 million people, with 679 confirmed dead, 2
The mudlslides that erupted from Chilimankhwanje Hill, overlooking Ntauchila Village in Traditional Authority Likoswe in Chiradzulu and washed away part of the village on March 14 2023, taking with them scores of lives, will haunt survivors of the ordeal for a lifetime. In an interview on Monday, Village Head Ntauchila (real name Andrew Jimu) said
Nearly three weeks after Tropical Cyclone Freddy hit the country, Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) says it has lost hope and police will declare the missing 537 persons dead. During a press conference in Blantyre yesterday, Dodma commissioner Charles Kalemba said as of Monday, 676 people had died and 537 were still missing. He