Rescuers in storm-ravaged Malawi made a grim hunt for buried bodies after Cyclone Freddy struck the African country, killing more than 300 people
Locals of Mtauchira village looks at the path of the mudslide where many people lost their lives in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi on Thursday.
A joint operation by the military and local inhabitants recovered five bodies in Manje, a township around 15 kilometres south of the commercial capital Blantyre, after locals said they had spotted bubbles forming under the muddy rubble. They then began a trek to the foot of the mountain, where an ambulance and military vehicles were waiting.
"Just this morning alone, our group has recovered three bodies and another group has recovered two bodies. Yesterday afternoon we recovered three bodies," he said. Travelling 8,000 kilometres, the cyclone crossed the Indian Ocean before striking Africa in late February. Before dissipating on Wednesday, Freddy set an unofficial record as the world's longest tropical storm, a benchmark set in 1994 for a 31-day storm named John.
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