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Flash floods leave one dead, thousands displaced in Malawi

STORY: Flash floods leave one dead, thousands displaced in Malawi SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28/29, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:41 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of floods 2. various of people at a school camp STORYLINE: Flash floods have devastated two lakeshore districts of Malawi -- Nkhotakota in the central region and Karonga in the northern region, leaving one dead and thousands displaced, authorities have confirmed. The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) announced Thursday that the floods have displaced more than 7,000 people from Nkhotakota alone, and the displaced have been evacuated to nine camps in the district. DoDMA also confirmed one death and reported that 900 people who were trapped in various areas have been rescued by the national search and rescue team led by the Malawi Defense Force (MDF). Meanwhile, the search and rescue team is ferrying relief items, including maize flour and tents, as well as medical personnel and supplies/equip

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(240111) -- LILONGWE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera (R) shakes hands with the World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Director for Southern Africa Bureau, Menghestab Haile, at the president's office in Lilongwe, Malawi, Jan. 9, 2024. Malawi will start importing maize flour from Tanzania and South Africa to feed the 4.4 million people who are facing food shortages in the country. Commissioner for Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) Charles Kalemba disclosed this to journalists in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, on the sidelines of President Lazarus Chakwera's meeting with Menghestab Haile. (Photo by Kondwani Magombo/Xinhua)

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(240111) -- LILONGWE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera (L) presents a gift to the World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Director for Southern Africa Bureau, Menghestab Haile, at the president's office in Lilongwe, Malawi, Jan. 9, 2024. Malawi will start importing maize flour from Tanzania and South Africa to feed the 4.4 million people who are facing food shortages in the country. Commissioner for Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) Charles Kalemba disclosed this to journalists in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, on the sidelines of President Lazarus Chakwera's meeting with Menghestab Haile. (Photo by Kondwani Magombo/Xinhua)

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Malawi Cyclone Freddy death toll continues to rise

STORY: Malawi Cyclone Freddy death toll continues to rise DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: BLANTYRE, Malawi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of areas affected by the cyclone 2. various of Charles Kalemba, Commissioner for the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), speaking to the press 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHARLES KALEMBA, Commissioner for the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) 4. various of the funeral 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LAZARUS CHAKWERA, Malawian President STORYLINE: The death toll from the devastating tropical cyclone Freddy in Malawi continues to rise, according to Charles Kalemba, Commissioner for the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA). In his regular update on Thursday evening, Kalemba reported that the death toll was at 326, but the number was still rising. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHARLES KALEMBA, Commissioner for the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) "Tropical cyclone Freddy induced flooding, strong w

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MALAWI-BLANTYRE-TROPICAL CYCLONE-DEATH TOLL

(230314) -- BLANTYRE (MALAWI), March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen at a damaged house in Blantyre, Malawi, on March 14, 2023. Tropical Cyclone Freddy has continued to cause devastation in the southern African region as the death toll from disasters such as flash floods and mudslides continues to rise. In Malawi, where the impact of the cyclone looks the most severe, the death toll has risen to 190 as more bodies were found Tuesday following the damages caused by tropical cyclone Freddy, which has now affected 12 districts and cities in the southern African nation, according to the country's Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA). (Photo by Joseph Mizere/Xinhua)

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MALAWI-BLANTYRE-TROPICAL CYCLONE-DEATH TOLL

(230314) -- BLANTYRE (MALAWI), March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People examine a damaged house in Blantyre, Malawi, on March 14, 2023. Tropical Cyclone Freddy has continued to cause devastation in the southern African region as the death toll from disasters such as flash floods and mudslides continues to rise. In Malawi, where the impact of the cyclone looks the most severe, the death toll has risen to 190 as more bodies were found Tuesday following the damages caused by tropical cyclone Freddy, which has now affected 12 districts and cities in the southern African nation, according to the country's Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA). (Photo by Joseph Mizere/Xinhua)

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MALAWI-BLANTYRE-TROPICAL CYCLONE-DEATH TOLL

(230314) -- BLANTYRE (MALAWI), March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman is seen at a damaged house in Blantyre, Malawi, on March 14, 2023. Tropical Cyclone Freddy has continued to cause devastation in the southern African region as the death toll from disasters such as flash floods and mudslides continues to rise. In Malawi, where the impact of the cyclone looks the most severe, the death toll has risen to 190 as more bodies were found Tuesday following the damages caused by tropical cyclone Freddy, which has now affected 12 districts and cities in the southern African nation, according to the country's Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA). (Photo by Joseph Mizere/Xinhua)

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MALAWI-BLANTYRE-TROPICAL CYCLONE-DEATH TOLL

(230314) -- BLANTYRE (MALAWI), March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People gather in an area damaged in floods in Blantyre, Malawi, on March 14, 2023. Tropical Cyclone Freddy has continued to cause devastation in the southern African region as the death toll from disasters such as flash floods and mudslides continues to rise. In Malawi, where the impact of the cyclone looks the most severe, the death toll has risen to 190 as more bodies were found Tuesday following the damages caused by tropical cyclone Freddy, which has now affected 12 districts and cities in the southern African nation, according to the country's Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA). (Photo by Joseph Mizere/Xinhua)

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MALAWI-BLANTYRE-TROPICAL CYCLONE-DEATH TOLL

(230314) -- BLANTYRE (MALAWI), March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy sits at a damaged house in Blantyre, Malawi, on March 14, 2023. Tropical Cyclone Freddy has continued to cause devastation in the southern African region as the death toll from disasters such as flash floods and mudslides continues to rise. In Malawi, where the impact of the cyclone looks the most severe, the death toll has risen to 190 as more bodies were found Tuesday following the damages caused by tropical cyclone Freddy, which has now affected 12 districts and cities in the southern African nation, according to the country's Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA). (Photo by Joseph Mizere/Xinhua)

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MALAWI-BLANTYRE-TROPICAL CYCLONE-DEATH TOLL

(230314) -- BLANTYRE (MALAWI), March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People check a road damaged in floods in Blantyre, Malawi, on March 14, 2023. Tropical Cyclone Freddy has continued to cause devastation in the southern African region as the death toll from disasters such as flash floods and mudslides continues to rise. In Malawi, where the impact of the cyclone looks the most severe, the death toll has risen to 190 as more bodies were found Tuesday following the damages caused by tropical cyclone Freddy, which has now affected 12 districts and cities in the southern African nation, according to the country's Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA). (Photo by Joseph Mizere/Xinhua)

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Malawi's natural disaster death toll rises to 56

STORY: Malawi's natural disaster death toll rises to 56 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of collapsed houses 2. SOUNDBITE (English): CHARLES KALEMBA, Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs 3. various of collapsed houses STORYLINE: Malawi's natural disaster death toll for the 2022/23 rainy season has reached 56, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) announced in a statement Wednesday. A total of 16,427 households from 26 districts across the country have been affected by natural disasters, mainly stormy rains, floods, strong winds, hailstorms and lightning, the statement said, adding that 145 people have sustained various degrees of injuries. SOUNDBITE (English): CHARLES KALEMBA, Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs "For the past week, we have been having flooding in a number of localities, but we are monitoring the situation and we are ready to be there in places where we are supposed to assist people." Meanw