Killer storm returns with a vengeance

Tropical Storm Freddy, the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record, has struck southern Africa for the second time in a month, claiming over 200 lives


MALAWI
MOZAMBIQUE
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
SOUTH AFRICA
Mozambique Channel
MADAGASCAR

Mar 14 40km/h
Mar 12 100km/h
Feb 24 80km/h
Mar 7 155km/h
Feb 22 180km/h

500km 300 miles

KEY
Tropical cyclone 
Tropical storm 
Tropical depression 
Tropical disturbance 
Low pressure area

Freddy has displaced over 20,000 people since first landfall in February


AFRICA

Mar 14: Low pressure area

INDONESIA
AUSTRALIA
INDIAN OCEAN

Feb 3: Tropical disturbance
Feb 16: Intense tropical cyclone

1,000km 600 miles

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Route as of Mar 14, 1600GMT


Sources: Reuters, Zoom Earth
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